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Recognised as Colour

#5289B5

  • #5289B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5289B5 is a blue with RGB values 82, 137, 181 and HSL 207°, 40%, 52%. 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

#5289B5#5289B5
HEX#5289B5
RGBrgb(82, 137, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.5373, 0.7098
RGB percentages32.2%, 53.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(206.7, 40.1%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 54.7%, 71%)
CMYK54.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,409,205
CSS custom property--colour: #5289B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#AD764A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#768AB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#697FB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0D9498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.59, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B57E52
Analogous#52B5B0, #5257B5
Triadic#B55289, #89B552
Split complementary#B55257, #B5B052
Tetradic#B052B5, #B57E52, #57B552

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1EAF2
Lighter +30%#BDD2E3
Lighter +20%#99BAD4
Lighter +10%#76A1C4
Darker −10%#406F94
Darker −20%#305471
Darker −30%#21394D
Darker −40%#121F29
More saturated +25%#338CD4
Less saturated −25%#718696

Channel breakdown

R82
G137
B181
Red82 (32.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.08%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 89 · B B5

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