Colour

#526BAF

#526BAF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#526BAF is a blue with RGB values 82, 107, 175 and HSL 224°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#526BAF#526BAF

HEX#526BAF

RGBrgb(82, 107, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4196, 0.6863

RGB percentages32.2%, 42%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(223.9, 36.8%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 53.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK53.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,401,519

CSS custom property--colour: #526BAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#AD9450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5072B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#456AAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#247A84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6 Medium purple · ΔE 29.6 Royal blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AF9652

Analogous#5299AF, #6852AF

Triadic#AF526B, #6BAF52

Split complementary#AF6852, #9AAF52

Tetradic#AF5299, #AF9652, #52AF68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDE2F0

Lighter +30%#BBC5DF

Lighter +20%#98A7CF

Lighter +10%#7589BF

Darker −10%#41558D

Darker −20%#31406A

Darker −30%#212B47

Darker −40%#111624

More saturated +25%#325CCF

Less saturated −25%#727A8F

Channel breakdown

R82

G107

B175

Red82 (32.2%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue223.87°

Saturation (HSL)36.76%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 6B · B AF

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Colour values

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