Recognised as Colour

#52638B

#52638B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#52638B is a blue with RGB values 82, 99, 139 and HSL 222°, 26%, 43%. 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

#52638B#52638B

HEX#52638B

RGBrgb(82, 99, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3882, 0.5451

RGB percentages32.2%, 38.8%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(222.1, 25.8%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 41%, 54.5%)

CMYK41%, 28.8%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,399,435

CSS custom property--colour: #52638B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#AD9C74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55668Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#50618Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#3F6B71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Dim grey · ΔE 24.7 Gray · ΔE 27.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B7A52

Analogous#527F8B, #5E528B

Triadic#8B5263, #638B52

Split complementary#8B5E52, #808B52

Tetradic#8B527F, #8B7A52, #528B5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAD0DF

Lighter +30%#A9B4CD

Lighter +20%#8998BA

Lighter +10%#697CA7

Darker −10%#3F4C6B

Darker −20%#2C354B

Darker −30%#191E2B

Darker −40%#06080B

More saturated +25%#3658A7

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6F

Channel breakdown

R82

G99

B139

Red82 (32.2%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue222.11°

Saturation (HSL)25.79%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 63 · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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