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Recognised as Colour

#00529F

  • #00529F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#00529F is a blue with RGB values 0, 82, 159 and HSL 209°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#00529F#00529F
HEX#00529F
RGBrgb(0, 82, 159)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3216, 0.6235
RGB percentages0%, 32.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(209.1, 100%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 100%, 62.4%)
CMYK100%, 48.4%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer21,151
CSS custom property--colour: #00529F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FFAD60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2459A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004C9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 29Midnight blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F4D00
Analogous#009F9D, #00029F
Triadic#9F0052, #529F00
Split complementary#9F0002, #9F9D00
Tetradic#9D009F, #9F4D00, #029F00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6CB8FF
Lighter +30%#399FFF
Lighter +20%#0686FF
Lighter +10%#006CD2
Darker −10%#00386C
Darker −20%#001D39
Darker −30%#000306
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00529F
Less saturated −25%#14518B

Channel breakdown

R0
G82
B159
Red0 (0%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue209.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 52 · B 9F

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