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Colour

#526DBB

  • #526DBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#526DBB is a blue with RGB values 82, 109, 187 and HSL 225°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#526DBB#526DBB
HEX#526DBB
RGBrgb(82, 109, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4275, 0.7333
RGB percentages32.2%, 42.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(224.6, 43.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 56.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK56.1%, 41.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,402,043
CSS custom property--colour: #526DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#AD9244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C75BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F6CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#107E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA052
Analogous#52A2BB, #6C52BB
Triadic#BB526D, #6DBB52
Split complementary#BB6B52, #A2BB52
Tetradic#BB52A2, #BBA052, #52BB6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E9F5
Lighter +30%#C0CAE6
Lighter +20%#9BABD8
Lighter +10%#778CC9
Darker −10%#3E569C
Darker −20%#2F4278
Darker −30%#212E53
Darker −40%#121A2F
More saturated +25%#345ED9
Less saturated −25%#707C9D

Channel breakdown

R82
G109
B187
Red82 (32.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue224.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.57%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 6D · B BB

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