Colour

#525B76

#525B76
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#525B76 is a blue with RGB values 82, 91, 118 and HSL 225°, 18%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#525B76#525B76

HEX#525B76

RGBrgb(82, 91, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3569, 0.4627

RGB percentages32.2%, 35.7%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(225, 18%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 30.5%, 46.3%)

CMYK30.5%, 22.9%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,397,366

CSS custom property--colour: #525B76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#ADA489

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535D77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#505A75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#486064no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Dim grey · ΔE 17.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.1 Gray · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#766D52

Analogous#526D76, #5B5276

Triadic#76525B, #5B7652

Split complementary#765B52, #6D7652

Tetradic#76526D, #766D52, #52765B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0C5D4

Lighter +30%#A2A9BF

Lighter +20%#848EAA

Lighter +10%#677294

Darker −10%#3D4458

Darker −20%#282D3A

Darker −30%#13151C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#394F8F

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R82

G91

B118

Red82 (32.2%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)18%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 5B · B 76

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