Colour

#527E9C

#527E9C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#527E9C is a blue with RGB values 82, 126, 156 and HSL 204°, 31%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#527E9C#527E9C

HEX#527E9C

RGBrgb(82, 126, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4941, 0.6118

RGB percentages32.2%, 49.4%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(204.3, 31.1%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 47.4%, 61.2%)

CMYK47.4%, 19.2%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,406,364

CSS custom property--colour: #527E9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

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

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#AD8163

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#717D9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#67769Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#318688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 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 text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.4 Steel blue · ΔE 11.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.3 Gray · ΔE 22 Dim grey · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C7052

Analogous#529C95, #52599C

Triadic#9C527E, #7E9C52

Split complementary#9C5259, #9C9552

Tetradic#95529C, #9C7052, #599C52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2DFE8

Lighter +30%#B1C7D6

Lighter +20%#90AFC4

Lighter +10%#6E97B3

Darker −10%#40637B

Darker −20%#2F4859

Darker −30%#1D2D38

Darker −40%#0C1216

More saturated +25%#3484BA

Less saturated −25%#70787E

Channel breakdown

R82

G126

B156

Red82 (32.2%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue204.32°

Saturation (HSL)31.09%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 7E · B 9C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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