Colour

#525C87

#525C87
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#525C87 is a blue with RGB values 82, 92, 135 and HSL 229°, 24%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#525C87#525C87

HEX#525C87

RGBrgb(82, 92, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3608, 0.5294

RGB percentages32.2%, 36.1%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(228.7, 24.4%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 39.3%, 52.9%)

CMYK39.3%, 31.9%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,397,639

CSS custom property--colour: #525C87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#ADA378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E6089no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A5C86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#42646Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5 Slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.7 Gray · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#877D52

Analogous#527787, #635287

Triadic#87525C, #5C8752

Split complementary#876352, #778752

Tetradic#875276, #877D52, #528763

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8CCDD

Lighter +30%#A8AECA

Lighter +20%#8891B7

Lighter +10%#6874A4

Darker −10%#3F4667

Darker −20%#2B3148

Darker −30%#181B28

Darker −40%#050608

More saturated +25%#374BA2

Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R82

G92

B135

Red82 (32.2%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue228.68°

Saturation (HSL)24.42%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 5C · B 87

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