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Colour

#526F99

  • #526F99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#526F99 is a blue with RGB values 82, 111, 153 and HSL 215°, 30%, 46%. 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

#526F99#526F99
HEX#526F99
RGBrgb(82, 111, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4353, 0.6
RGB percentages32.2%, 43.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(215.5, 30.2%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 46.4%, 60%)
CMYK46.4%, 27.5%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,402,521
CSS custom property--colour: #526F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#AD9066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F719Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#576B98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#36787Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Dim grey · ΔE 26.2Gray · ΔE 27.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#997C52
Analogous#529399, #585299
Triadic#99526F, #6F9952
Split complementary#995852, #939952
Tetradic#995293, #997C52, #529958

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DAE6
Lighter +30%#B0BFD4
Lighter +20%#8EA4C3
Lighter +10%#6D89B1
Darker −10%#405778
Darker −20%#2E3F57
Darker −30%#1D2735
Darker −40%#0B0F14
More saturated +25%#356AB6
Less saturated −25%#6F747C

Channel breakdown

R82
G111
B153
Red82 (32.2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue215.49°
Saturation (HSL)30.21%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 6F · B 99

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