Recognised as Colour

#525F79

#525F79
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#525F79 is a blue with RGB values 82, 95, 121 and HSL 220°, 19%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#525F79#525F79

HEX#525F79

RGBrgb(82, 95, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3725, 0.4745

RGB percentages32.2%, 37.3%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(220, 19.2%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 32.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK32.2%, 21.5%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,398,393

CSS custom property--colour: #525F79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#ADA086

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56617Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#535D78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#476468no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Dim grey · ΔE 16.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Steel blue · ΔE 20.9 Gray · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#796C52

Analogous#527379, #595279

Triadic#79525F, #5F7952

Split complementary#795952, #737952

Tetradic#795272, #796C52, #527959

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2C8D5

Lighter +30%#A3ADC1

Lighter +20%#8592AC

Lighter +10%#677797

Darker −10%#3D475B

Darker −20%#292F3C

Darker −30%#14171E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#395792

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R82

G95

B121

Red82 (32.2%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)19.21%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 5F · B 79

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