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Recognised as Colour

#5280AB

  • #5280AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5280AB is a blue with RGB values 82, 128, 171 and HSL 209°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5280AB#5280AB
HEX#5280AB
RGBrgb(82, 128, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.502, 0.6706
RGB percentages32.2%, 50.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(209, 35.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 52%, 67.1%)
CMYK52%, 25.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,406,891
CSS custom property--colour: #5280AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#AD7F54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E81ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6378AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#238A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9Cadetblue · ΔE 27.6Gray · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.65, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB7D52
Analogous#52ABA9, #5254AB
Triadic#AB5280, #80AB52
Split complementary#AB5254, #ABAA52
Tetradic#A952AB, #AB7D52, #54AB52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE5EE
Lighter +30%#B9CCDD
Lighter +20%#96B2CD
Lighter +10%#7499BC
Darker −10%#416689
Darker −20%#314C66
Darker −30%#203344
Darker −40%#101921
More saturated +25%#3281CB
Less saturated −25%#727F8B

Channel breakdown

R82
G128
B171
Red82 (32.2%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue208.99°
Saturation (HSL)35.18%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 80 · B AB

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