Recognised as Colour

#52526F

#52526F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#52526F is a blue with RGB values 82, 82, 111 and HSL 240°, 15%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#52526F#52526F

HEX#52526F

RGBrgb(82, 82, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3216, 0.4353

RGB percentages32.2%, 32.2%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(240, 15%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 26.1%, 43.5%)

CMYK26.1%, 26.1%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,395,055

CSS custom property--colour: #52526F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#ADAD90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A5570no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#49546Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4B575Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.9 Slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6F6F52

Analogous#52616F, #61526F

Triadic#6F5252, #526F52

Split complementary#6F6152, #616F52

Tetradic#6F5261, #6F6F52, #526F61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BEBECF

Lighter +30%#A1A1B9

Lighter +20%#8383A4

Lighter +10%#68688C

Darker −10%#3C3C52

Darker −20%#272734

Darker −30%#111117

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A3A87

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R82

G82

B111

Red82 (32.2%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)15.03%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 52 · B 6F

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