Colour

#525A79

#525A79
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#525A79 is a blue with RGB values 82, 90, 121 and HSL 228°, 19%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#525A79

RGBrgb(82, 90, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3529, 0.4745

RGB percentages32.2%, 35.3%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(227.7, 19.2%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 32.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK32.2%, 25.6%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,397,113

CSS custom property--colour: #525A79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#ADA586

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515D7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E5A78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#486065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Dim grey · ΔE 20 Light slate grey · ΔE 20 Steel blue · ΔE 21.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Gray · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#797152

Analogous#526E79, #5D5279

Triadic#79525A, #5A7952

Split complementary#795E52, #6E7952

Tetradic#79526E, #797152, #52795E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2C6D5

Lighter +30%#A3A9C1

Lighter +20%#858DAC

Lighter +10%#677197

Darker −10%#3D435B

Darker −20%#292D3C

Darker −30%#14161E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#394B92

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R82

G90

B121

Red82 (32.2%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue227.69°

Saturation (HSL)19.21%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 5A · B 79

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