Colour

#5279BD

#5279BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5279BD is a blue with RGB values 82, 121, 189 and HSL 218°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5279BD

RGBrgb(82, 121, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4745, 0.7412

RGB percentages32.2%, 47.5%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(218.1, 44.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 56.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK56.6%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,405,117

CSS custom property--colour: #5279BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#AD8642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D7FC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5075BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#018892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Slate grey · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD9652

Analogous#52AFBD, #6152BD

Triadic#BD5279, #79BD52

Split complementary#BD6152, #AFBD52

Tetradic#BD52AE, #BD9652, #52BD61

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6EBF5

Lighter +30%#C1CFE7

Lighter +20%#9CB2D9

Lighter +10%#7796CB

Darker −10%#3D619F

Darker −20%#2F4A7A

Darker −30%#213455

Darker −40%#131D30

More saturated +25%#3471DB

Less saturated −25%#70819F

Channel breakdown

R82

G121

B189

Red82 (32.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue218.13°

Saturation (HSL)44.77%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 79 · B BD

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