Close to Iris
#5232BC
#5232BC is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Iris. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 19.6% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 254°, with 58% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5232BC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.54:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.26:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.54:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5232BC as they’d see it.
#5232BC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5232BC
What color is #5232BC?
#5232BC is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Iris. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 19.6% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 254°, with 58% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5232BC in RGB?
#5232BC is rgb(82, 50, 188): 82 red, 50 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5232BC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(56, 73, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5232BC?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5232BC?
Its complement #415600 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.