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Recognised as Colour

#526FAA

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

#526FAA is a blue with RGB values 82, 111, 170 and HSL 220°, 35%, 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

#526FAA#526FAA
HEX#526FAA
RGBrgb(82, 111, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4353, 0.6667
RGB percentages32.2%, 43.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(220.2, 34.9%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 51.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK51.8%, 34.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,402,538
CSS custom property--colour: #526FAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#AD9055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5874ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E6CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#297C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA8D52
Analogous#529BAA, #6152AA
Triadic#AA526F, #6FAA52
Split complementary#AA6152, #9BAA52
Tetradic#AA529B, #AA8D52, #52AA61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE1ED
Lighter +30%#B8C4DD
Lighter +20%#96A8CC
Lighter +10%#738BBC
Darker −10%#415988
Darker −20%#314265
Darker −30%#202C43
Darker −40%#101520
More saturated +25%#3364CA
Less saturated −25%#727A8B

Channel breakdown

R82
G111
B170
Red82 (32.2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue220.23°
Saturation (HSL)34.92%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 6F · B AA

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