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Recognised as Colour

#5291AF

  • #5291AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5291AF is a cyan with RGB values 82, 145, 175 and HSL 199°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5291AF#5291AF
HEX#5291AF
RGBrgb(82, 145, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.5686, 0.6863
RGB percentages32.2%, 56.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(199.4, 36.8%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 53.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK53.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,411,247
CSS custom property--colour: #5291AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#AD6E50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7585AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#15999Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7052
Analogous#52AF9F, #5262AF
Triadic#AF5291, #91AF52
Split complementary#AF5262, #AF9F52
Tetradic#9F52AF, #AF7052, #62AF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDEAF0
Lighter +30%#BBD4DF
Lighter +20%#98BDCF
Lighter +10%#75A7BF
Darker −10%#41748D
Darker −20%#31586A
Darker −30%#213B47
Darker −40%#111E24
More saturated +25%#329CCF
Less saturated −25%#72868F

Channel breakdown

R82
G145
B175
Red82 (32.2%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue199.35°
Saturation (HSL)36.76%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 91 · B AF

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