Colour

#526A79

#526A79
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#526A79 is a blue with RGB values 82, 106, 121 and HSL 203°, 19%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#526A79

RGBrgb(82, 106, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4157, 0.4745

RGB percentages32.2%, 41.6%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(203.1, 19.2%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 32.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK32.2%, 12.4%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,401,209

CSS custom property--colour: #526A79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#AD9586

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#63697Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6579no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#466E6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.8 Dim grey · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Gray · ΔE 15.9 Steel blue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#796152

Analogous#527975, #525779

Triadic#79526A, #6A7952

Split complementary#795257, #797552

Tetradic#755279, #796152, #577952

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2CED5

Lighter +30%#A3B5C1

Lighter +20%#859DAC

Lighter +10%#678597

Darker −10%#3D4F5B

Darker −20%#29353C

Darker −30%#141A1E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#397092

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R82

G106

B121

Red82 (32.2%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue203.08°

Saturation (HSL)19.21%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 6A · B 79

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