Colour

#52596C

#52596C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#52596C is a blue with RGB values 82, 89, 108 and HSL 224°, 14%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#52596C#52596C

HEX#52596C

RGBrgb(82, 89, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.349, 0.4235

RGB percentages32.2%, 34.9%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(223.8, 13.7%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 24.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK24.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,396,844

CSS custom property--colour: #52596C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#ADA693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#51586Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4C5D5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Gray · ΔE 19.7 Steel blue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C6552

Analogous#52666C, #58526C

Triadic#6C5259, #596C52

Split complementary#6C5852, #666C52

Tetradic#6C5266, #6C6552, #526C58

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDC1CD

Lighter +30%#A0A6B7

Lighter +20%#838BA1

Lighter +10%#687189

Darker −10%#3C414F

Darker −20%#262932

Darker −30%#101115

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A4E84

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R82

G89

B108

Red82 (32.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue223.85°

Saturation (HSL)13.68%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 59 · B 6C

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Colour values

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