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Recognised as Colour

#5271AE

  • #5271AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5271AE is a blue with RGB values 82, 113, 174 and HSL 220°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5271AE#5271AE
HEX#5271AE
RGBrgb(82, 113, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4431, 0.6824
RGB percentages32.2%, 44.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(219.8, 36.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 52.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK52.9%, 35.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,403,054
CSS custom property--colour: #5271AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#AD8E51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5976B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E6EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#247E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8F52
Analogous#529FAE, #6152AE
Triadic#AE5271, #71AE52
Split complementary#AE6152, #9FAE52
Tetradic#AE529F, #AE8F52, #52AE61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE3EF
Lighter +30%#BAC7DF
Lighter +20%#97AACF
Lighter +10%#758EBE
Darker −10%#415A8C
Darker −20%#314469
Darker −30%#212D46
Darker −40%#111723
More saturated +25%#3267CE
Less saturated −25%#727B8E

Channel breakdown

R82
G113
B174
Red82 (32.2%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue219.78°
Saturation (HSL)36.22%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 71 · B AE

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