Recognised as Colour

#526FA6

#526FA6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#526FA6 is a blue with RGB values 82, 111, 166 and HSL 219°, 34%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#526FA6#526FA6

HEX#526FA6

RGBrgb(82, 111, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4353, 0.651

RGB percentages32.2%, 43.5%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(219.3, 33.9%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 50.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK50.6%, 33.1%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,402,534

CSS custom property--colour: #526FA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#AD9059

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A73A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#506CA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2C7B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8 Dim grey · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A68952

Analogous#5299A6, #5F52A6

Triadic#A6526F, #6FA652

Split complementary#A65F52, #99A652

Tetradic#A65299, #A68952, #52A65F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8DFEC

Lighter +30%#B6C3DB

Lighter +20%#94A7CA

Lighter +10%#728AB9

Darker −10%#415884

Darker −20%#304162

Darker −30%#1F2B40

Darker −40%#0F141D

More saturated +25%#3365C5

Less saturated −25%#717987

Channel breakdown

R82

G111

B166

Red82 (32.2%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue219.29°

Saturation (HSL)33.87%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 6F · B A6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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