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Recognised as Colour

#5287BC

  • #5287BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5287BC is a blue with RGB values 82, 135, 188 and HSL 210°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5287BC#5287BC
HEX#5287BC
RGBrgb(82, 135, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.5294, 0.7373
RGB percentages32.2%, 52.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(210, 44.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 56.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK56.4%, 28.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,408,700
CSS custom property--colour: #5287BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#AD7843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7189BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#637EBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 3.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 3.3, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8752
Analogous#52BCBC, #5252BC
Triadic#BC5287, #87BC52
Split complementary#BC5252, #BCBC52
Tetradic#BC52BC, #BC8752, #52BC52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5EDF5
Lighter +30%#C0D3E7
Lighter +20%#9CBAD8
Lighter +10%#77A1CA
Darker −10%#3D6E9E
Darker −20%#2F5479
Darker −30%#213B54
Darker −40%#122130
More saturated +25%#3487DA
Less saturated −25%#70879E

Channel breakdown

R82
G135
B188
Red82 (32.2%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)44.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 87 · B BC

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