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Recognised as Colour

#52878F

  • #52878F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#52878F is a cyan with RGB values 82, 135, 143 and HSL 188°, 27%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#52878F#52878F
HEX#52878F
RGBrgb(82, 135, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.5294, 0.5608
RGB percentages32.2%, 52.9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(187.9, 27.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 42.7%, 56.1%)
CMYK42.7%, 5.6%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,408,655
CSS custom property--colour: #52878F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#AD7870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F8390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#757B8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#378B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 13.3Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Teal · ΔE 14.3Dark cyan · ΔE 15.2Gray · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F5A52
Analogous#528F78, #52698F
Triadic#8F5287, #878F52
Split complementary#8F5269, #8F7952
Tetradic#78528F, #8F5A52, #688F52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCDFE1
Lighter +30%#ABCACF
Lighter +20%#8BB6BC
Lighter +10%#6AA1AA
Darker −10%#3F686F
Darker −20%#2D4A4E
Darker −30%#1A2B2E
Darker −40%#080D0D
More saturated +25%#369CAB
Less saturated −25%#6E7273

Channel breakdown

R82
G135
B143
Red82 (32.2%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue187.87°
Saturation (HSL)27.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 87 · B 8F

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