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Recognised as Colour

#528DDC

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

#528DDC is a blue with RGB values 82, 141, 220 and HSL 214°, 66%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#528DDC#528DDC
HEX#528DDC
RGBrgb(82, 141, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.5529, 0.8627
RGB percentages32.2%, 55.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(214.3, 66.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 62.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK62.7%, 35.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,410,268
CSS custom property--colour: #528DDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#AD7223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B93DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5886DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009FAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Light skyblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA152
Analogous#52D2DC, #5C52DC
Triadic#DC528D, #8DDC52
Split complementary#DC5C52, #D2DC52
Tetradic#DC52D2, #DCA152, #52DC5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#D1E1F6
Lighter +20%#A7C5ED
Lighter +10%#7CA9E5
Darker −10%#2A71D1
Darker −20%#225AA6
Darker −30%#19437C
Darker −40%#102C52
More saturated +25%#3889F6
Less saturated −25%#6C91C2

Channel breakdown

R82
G141
B220
Red82 (32.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue214.35°
Saturation (HSL)66.35%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 8D · B DC

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