Recognised as Colour

#52678B

#52678B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#52678B is a blue with RGB values 82, 103, 139 and HSL 218°, 26%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#52678B#52678B

HEX#52678B

RGBrgb(82, 103, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4039, 0.5451

RGB percentages32.2%, 40.4%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(217.9, 25.8%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 41%, 54.5%)

CMYK41%, 25.9%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,400,459

CSS custom property--colour: #52678B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#AD9874

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A698Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#54648Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3F6F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Dim grey · ΔE 22.5 Gray · ΔE 24.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B7652

Analogous#52848B, #59528B

Triadic#8B5267, #678B52

Split complementary#8B5A52, #848B52

Tetradic#8B5284, #8B7652, #528B5A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAD2DF

Lighter +30%#A9B6CD

Lighter +20%#899BBA

Lighter +10%#6980A7

Darker −10%#3F4F6B

Darker −20%#2C374B

Darker −30%#19202B

Darker −40%#06080B

More saturated +25%#3660A7

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6F

Channel breakdown

R82

G103

B139

Red82 (32.2%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue217.89°

Saturation (HSL)25.79%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 67 · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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