#000052 Color

#000052 is rgb(0, 0, 82) in RGB, hsl(240, 100%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), visibly different at ΔE 10.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#000052

HEX#000052

RGBrgb(0, 0, 82)

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 16%)

HSVhsv(240, 100%, 32%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(19.8% 0.137 264.1)

LABlab(4.62% 27.22 -48.04)

LCHlch(4.62% 55.22 299.53)

What #000052 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #000052, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 10.77 Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 16.32 St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 17.35 Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 18.18 Sapphire Navy#082567ΔE 19.52 Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 19.58

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#000052 Channel Values

How #000052 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 0 · B 82	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 100% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 100% · V 32%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 68%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	18.72:1 vs white · 1.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #000052 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #000052

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #000052; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #000052

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #000052 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#000052

Protanopia#000052

Protanomaly#000052

Deuteranopia#000052

Deuteranomaly#000052

Tritanopia#001A1A

Tritanomaly#001338

Achromatopsia#121212

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Using #000052 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-000052: #000052;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #000052;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-000052': '#000052' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.000, blue: 0.322)

Android XML<color name="color_000052">#000052</color>

SVG fillfill="#000052"

More Blue Colors

#000052 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000057 000047 00005c 000042 000061 000038 000066 000033 000070 00002e 00007a 000024 003399 030712 121254 1e90ff 2d14b8 3c69e7 51a2ff 6699cc 8073d4 9bc4e2 beb8ff dce3f9

#000052 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #000052?

#000052 is a darkest blue — rgb(0, 0, 82) in RGB and hsl(240, 100%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.77.

What is the RGB value of #000052?

#000052 is rgb(0, 0, 82) — red 0, green 0, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #000052?

#000052 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #000052 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #000052 scores 18.72:1 against white and 1.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #000052 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #000052 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 10.77, which is visibly different.

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