Recognised as Colour

#528C9D

#528C9D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#528C9D is a cyan with RGB values 82, 140, 157 and HSL 194°, 31%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#528C9D

RGBrgb(82, 140, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.549, 0.6157

RGB percentages32.2%, 54.9%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(193.6, 31.4%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.6, 47.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK47.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,409,949

CSS custom property--colour: #528C9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.8 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#818181

Inverted#AD7362

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81899Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#76809Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2C9291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 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

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Slate grey · ΔE 13 Teal · ΔE 17.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7 Steel blue · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9D6352

Analogous#529D89, #52669D

Triadic#9D528C, #8C9D52

Split complementary#9D5266, #9D8952

Tetradic#89529D, #9D6352, #669D52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3E3E8

Lighter +30%#B1CED7

Lighter +20%#90B9C5

Lighter +10%#6EA4B4

Darker −10%#416E7B

Darker −20%#2F505A

Darker −30%#1E3238

Darker −40%#0C1517

More saturated +25%#349CBB

Less saturated −25%#707C7F

Channel breakdown

R82

G140

B157

Red82 (32.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue193.6°

Saturation (HSL)31.38%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 8C · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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