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Recognised as Colour

#528CEA

  • #528CEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#528CEA is a blue with RGB values 82, 140, 234 and HSL 217°, 78%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#528CEA#528CEA
HEX#528CEA
RGBrgb(82, 140, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.549, 0.9176
RGB percentages32.2%, 54.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(217.1, 78.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 65%, 91.8%)
CMYK65%, 40.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,410,026
CSS custom property--colour: #528CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#AD7315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6194EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A86E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB052
Analogous#52D8EA, #6452EA
Triadic#EA528C, #8CEA52
Split complementary#EA6452, #D8EA52
Tetradic#EA52D8, #EAB052, #52EA64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAE7FB
Lighter +20%#ADC8F5
Lighter +10%#7FAAF0
Darker −10%#256EE4
Darker −20%#1757BF
Darker −30%#124291
Darker −40%#0C2E64
More saturated +25%#3D87FF
Less saturated −25%#6A92D2

Channel breakdown

R82
G140
B234
Red82 (32.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue217.11°
Saturation (HSL)78.35%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 8C · B EA

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