Palettes / Colors / #5252FF

#5252FF — Light Vivid Blue

#5252FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

#5252FF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFFF52; it also sits naturally between #52A8FF and #A852FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 32% · Blue 100%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5252FF

.text { color: #5252FF; }
.background { background-color: #5252FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5252FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 82, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 100%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5252FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 82, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5252FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 82, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5252FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5252FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFFF52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5252FF: #FFFFFF.

How #5252FF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5252FF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5252FF?

#5252FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 82, 82, 255). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5252FF?

#5252FF is RGB 82, 82, 255 — HSL 240°, 100%, 66% — CMYK 68%, 68%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #5252FF?

Its complement is #FFFF52; analogous partners are #52A8FF and #A852FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5252FF for text?

White text on #5252FF has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.01:1.