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Recognised as Colour

#5277BC

  • #5277BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5277BC is a blue with RGB values 82, 119, 188 and HSL 219°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5277BC#5277BC
HEX#5277BC
RGBrgb(82, 119, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4667, 0.7373
RGB percentages32.2%, 46.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(219.1, 44.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 56.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK56.4%, 36.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,404,604
CSS custom property--colour: #5277BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#AD8843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B7DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D73BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#068690no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 31.1Royal blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9752
Analogous#52ACBC, #6252BC
Triadic#BC5277, #77BC52
Split complementary#BC6252, #ACBC52
Tetradic#BC52AC, #BC9752, #52BC62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5EBF5
Lighter +30%#C0CEE7
Lighter +20%#9CB1D8
Lighter +10%#7794CA
Darker −10%#3D5F9E
Darker −20%#2F4979
Darker −30%#213354
Darker −40%#121D30
More saturated +25%#346EDA
Less saturated −25%#70809E

Channel breakdown

R82
G119
B188
Red82 (32.2%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue219.06°
Saturation (HSL)44.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 77 · B BC

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