Recognised as Colour

#525D63

#525D63
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#525D63 is a blue with RGB values 82, 93, 99 and HSL 201°, 9%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#525D63#525D63

HEX#525D63

RGBrgb(82, 93, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3647, 0.3882

RGB percentages32.2%, 36.5%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(201.2, 9.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 17.2%, 38.8%)

CMYK17.2%, 6.1%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,397,859

CSS custom property--colour: #525D63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#ADA29C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5C63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#585A63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4E5F5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Gray · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Teal · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#635852

Analogous#526361, #525463

Triadic#63525D, #5D6352

Split complementary#635254, #636152

Tetradic#615263, #635852, #546352

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBC2C6

Lighter +30%#9FA9AF

Lighter +20%#839198

Lighter +10%#69777F

Darker −10%#3B4347

Darker −20%#24292B

Darker −30%#0D0E0F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B647A

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R82

G93

B99

Red82 (32.2%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue201.18°

Saturation (HSL)9.39%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 5D · B 63

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