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Recognised as Colour

#52546D

  • #52546D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#52546D is a blue with RGB values 82, 84, 109 and HSL 236°, 14%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#52546D#52546D
HEX#52546D
RGBrgb(82, 84, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3294, 0.4275
RGB percentages32.2%, 32.9%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(235.6, 14.1%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 24.8%, 42.7%)
CMYK24.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,395,565
CSS custom property--colour: #52546D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#ADAB92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D576Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C556Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#4C585Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Gray · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6B52
Analogous#52626D, #5E526D
Triadic#6D5254, #546D52
Split complementary#6D5E52, #626D52
Tetradic#6D5262, #6D6B52, #526D5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDBFCE
Lighter +30%#A0A2B8
Lighter +20%#8385A2
Lighter +10%#686A8A
Darker −10%#3C3E50
Darker −20%#262733
Darker −30%#101116
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A4085
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R82
G84
B109
Red82 (32.2%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue235.56°
Saturation (HSL)14.14%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 54 · B 6D

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