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Recognised as Colour

#529AB5

  • #529AB5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#529AB5 is a cyan with RGB values 82, 154, 181 and HSL 196°, 40%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#529AB5#529AB5
HEX#529AB5
RGBrgb(82, 154, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6039, 0.7098
RGB percentages32.2%, 60.4%, 71%
HSLhsl(196.4, 40.1%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 54.7%, 71%)
CMYK54.7%, 14.9%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,413,557
CSS custom property--colour: #529AB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#AD654A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B97B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8CB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Dark cyan · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B56D52
Analogous#52B59F, #5269B5
Triadic#B5529A, #9AB552
Split complementary#B55269, #B59F52
Tetradic#9F52B5, #B56D52, #69B552

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1EDF2
Lighter +30%#BDD9E3
Lighter +20%#99C4D4
Lighter +10%#76AFC4
Darker −10%#407D94
Darker −20%#305F71
Darker −30%#21414D
Darker −40%#122329
More saturated +25%#33A8D4
Less saturated −25%#718C96

Channel breakdown

R82
G154
B181
Red82 (32.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue196.36°
Saturation (HSL)40.08%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 9A · B B5

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