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Colour

#52859C

  • #52859C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#52859C is a cyan with RGB values 82, 133, 156 and HSL 199°, 31%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#52859C#52859C
HEX#52859C
RGBrgb(82, 133, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.5216, 0.6118
RGB percentages32.2%, 52.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(198.6, 31.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.6, 47.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK47.4%, 14.7%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,408,156
CSS custom property--colour: #52859C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#AD7A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79839Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7B9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2F8C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11Slate grey · ΔE 11Cadetblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 16Gray · ΔE 20.6Teal · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C6952
Analogous#529C8E, #52609C
Triadic#9C5285, #859C52
Split complementary#9C5260, #9C8E52
Tetradic#8E529C, #9C6952, #609C52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2E1E8
Lighter +30%#B1CBD6
Lighter +20%#90B4C4
Lighter +10%#6E9EB3
Darker −10%#40697B
Darker −20%#2F4C59
Darker −30%#1D2F38
Darker −40%#0C1316
More saturated +25%#3490BA
Less saturated −25%#707A7E

Channel breakdown

R82
G133
B156
Red82 (32.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue198.65°
Saturation (HSL)31.09%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 85 · B 9C

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