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Recognised as Colour

#52639C

  • #52639C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#52639C is a blue with RGB values 82, 99, 156 and HSL 226°, 31%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#52639C#52639C
HEX#52639C
RGBrgb(82, 99, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3882, 0.6118
RGB percentages32.2%, 38.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(226.2, 31.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 47.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK47.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,399,452
CSS custom property--colour: #52639C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#AD9C63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E699Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#47629Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#366F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C8B52
Analogous#52889C, #66529C
Triadic#9C5263, #639C52
Split complementary#9C6652, #889C52
Tetradic#9C5288, #9C8B52, #529C66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D7E8
Lighter +30%#B1B9D6
Lighter +20%#909CC4
Lighter +10%#6E7EB3
Darker −10%#404E7B
Darker −20%#2F3959
Darker −30%#1D2338
Darker −40%#0C0E16
More saturated +25%#3453BA
Less saturated −25%#70737E

Channel breakdown

R82
G99
B156
Red82 (32.2%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue226.22°
Saturation (HSL)31.09%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 63 · B 9C

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