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Recognised as Colour

#529CB1

  • #529CB1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#529CB1 is a cyan with RGB values 82, 156, 177 and HSL 193°, 38%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#529CB1#529CB1
HEX#529CB1
RGBrgb(82, 156, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6118, 0.6941
RGB percentages32.2%, 61.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(193.3, 37.8%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 53.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK53.7%, 11.9%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,414,065
CSS custom property--colour: #529CB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#AD634E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F98B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#808DB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#06A3A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17Dark cyan · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Teal · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B16752
Analogous#52B197, #526CB1
Triadic#B1529C, #9CB152
Split complementary#B1526C, #B19652
Tetradic#9752B1, #B16752, #6DB152

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFECF0
Lighter +30%#BBD8E1
Lighter +20%#98C4D1
Lighter +10%#75B0C1
Darker −10%#417E8F
Darker −20%#315F6C
Darker −30%#214049
Darker −40%#112126
More saturated +25%#33AED0
Less saturated −25%#718A92

Channel breakdown

R82
G156
B177
Red82 (32.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue193.26°
Saturation (HSL)37.85%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 9C · B B1

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