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Recognised as Colour

#526DA4

  • #526DA4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#526DA4 is a blue with RGB values 82, 109, 164 and HSL 220°, 33%, 48%. 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

#526DA4#526DA4
HEX#526DA4
RGBrgb(82, 109, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4275, 0.6431
RGB percentages32.2%, 42.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(220.2, 33.3%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 50%, 64.3%)
CMYK50%, 33.5%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,402,020
CSS custom property--colour: #526DA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#AD925B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5872A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6AA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2E7981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Dim grey · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A48952
Analogous#5296A4, #6052A4
Triadic#A4526D, #6DA452
Split complementary#A46052, #96A452
Tetradic#A45296, #A48952, #52A460

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DEEB
Lighter +30%#B5C1DA
Lighter +20%#93A5C9
Lighter +10%#7188B8
Darker −10%#415682
Darker −20%#304060
Darker −30%#1F293E
Darker −40%#0E131C
More saturated +25%#3362C3
Less saturated −25%#717885

Channel breakdown

R82
G109
B164
Red82 (32.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue220.24°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 6D · B A4

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