Colour

#5279BE

#5279BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5279BE is a blue with RGB values 82, 121, 190 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#5279BE

RGBrgb(82, 121, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4745, 0.7451

RGB percentages32.2%, 47.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(218.3, 45.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 56.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK56.8%, 36.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,405,118

CSS custom property--colour: #5279BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#AD8641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D7FC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F75BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#008892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Slate grey · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE9752

Analogous#52AFBE, #6152BE

Triadic#BE5279, #79BE52

Split complementary#BE6152, #AFBE52

Tetradic#BE52AF, #BE9752, #52BE61

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6ECF6

Lighter +30%#C1CFE8

Lighter +20%#9CB2DA

Lighter +10%#7796CC

Darker −10%#3C61A1

Darker −20%#2E4A7C

Darker −30%#213457

Darker −40%#131E31

More saturated +25%#3471DC

Less saturated −25%#7081A0

Channel breakdown

R82

G121

B190

Red82 (32.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue218.33°

Saturation (HSL)45.38%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 79 · B BE

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