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Recognised as Colour

#525F86

  • #525F86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#525F86 is a blue with RGB values 82, 95, 134 and HSL 225°, 24%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#525F86#525F86
HEX#525F86
RGBrgb(82, 95, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3725, 0.5255
RGB percentages32.2%, 37.3%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(225, 24.1%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 38.8%, 52.5%)
CMYK38.8%, 29.1%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,398,406
CSS custom property--colour: #525F86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#ADA079

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#526288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5E85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#42676Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Dim grey · ΔE 24.2Gray · ΔE 27.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#867952
Analogous#527986, #5F5286
Triadic#86525F, #5F8652
Split complementary#865F52, #798652
Tetradic#865279, #867952, #52865F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7CDDD
Lighter +30%#A8B0C9
Lighter +20%#8893B6
Lighter +10%#6877A3
Darker −10%#3F4966
Darker −20%#2B3247
Darker −30%#181C27
Darker −40%#050507
More saturated +25%#3752A1
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R82
G95
B134
Red82 (32.2%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)24.07%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 5F · B 86

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