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Recognised as Colour

#525A72

  • #525A72
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#525A72 is a blue with RGB values 82, 90, 114 and HSL 225°, 16%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#525A72#525A72
HEX#525A72
RGBrgb(82, 90, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3529, 0.4471
RGB percentages32.2%, 35.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(225, 16.3%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 28.1%, 44.7%)
CMYK28.1%, 21.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,397,106
CSS custom property--colour: #525A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#ADA58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535C73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#505971no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4A5F62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6Gray · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#726A52
Analogous#526A72, #5A5272
Triadic#72525A, #5A7252
Split complementary#725A52, #6A7252
Tetradic#72526A, #726A52, #52725A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFC4D1
Lighter +30%#A1A8BC
Lighter +20%#848CA6
Lighter +10%#677190
Darker −10%#3D4354
Darker −20%#272B37
Darker −30%#121419
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A4E8B
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R82
G90
B114
Red82 (32.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)16.33%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 5A · B 72

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