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Recognised as Colour

#5296D3

  • #5296D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5296D3 is a blue with RGB values 82, 150, 211 and HSL 208°, 59%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5296D3#5296D3
HEX#5296D3
RGBrgb(82, 150, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.5882, 0.8275
RGB percentages32.2%, 58.8%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(208.4, 59.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 61.1%, 82.7%)
CMYK61.1%, 28.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,412,563
CSS custom property--colour: #5296D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#AD692C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C98D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8BD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Sky blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D38F52
Analogous#52D3D0, #5255D3
Triadic#D35296, #96D352
Split complementary#D35255, #D3D052
Tetradic#D052D3, #D38F52, #55D352

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F9FC
Lighter +30%#CCE0F2
Lighter +20%#A3C7E8
Lighter +10%#7BAFDD
Darker −10%#317DC1
Darker −20%#276398
Darker −30%#1C4870
Darker −40%#122E47
More saturated +25%#3797EE
Less saturated −25%#6D95B8

Channel breakdown

R82
G150
B211
Red82 (32.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue208.37°
Saturation (HSL)59.45%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 96 · B D3

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