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Colour

#52609C

  • #52609C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#52609C is a blue with RGB values 82, 96, 156 and HSL 229°, 31%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#52609C#52609C
HEX#52609C
RGBrgb(82, 96, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3765, 0.6118
RGB percentages32.2%, 37.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(228.6, 31.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 47.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK47.4%, 38.5%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,398,684
CSS custom property--colour: #52609C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#AD9F63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A679Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#43609Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#366C76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4Medium purple · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C8E52
Analogous#52859C, #69529C
Triadic#9C5260, #609C52
Split complementary#9C6952, #859C52
Tetradic#9C5285, #9C8E52, #529C69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D6E8
Lighter +30%#B1B8D6
Lighter +20%#909AC4
Lighter +10%#6E7BB3
Darker −10%#404B7B
Darker −20%#2F3759
Darker −30%#1D2238
Darker −40%#0C0E16
More saturated +25%#344EBA
Less saturated −25%#70727E

Channel breakdown

R82
G96
B156
Red82 (32.2%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue228.65°
Saturation (HSL)31.09%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 60 · B 9C

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