Colour
#529FAF
- #529FAF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#529FAF is a cyan with RGB values 82, 159, 175 and HSL 190°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#529FAF#529FAF
HEX#529FAF
RGBrgb(82, 159, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6235, 0.6863
RGB percentages32.2%, 62.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(190.3, 36.8%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 53.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK53.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,414,831
CSS custom property--colour: #529FAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#AD6050
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF6252
Analogous#52AF90, #5271AF
Triadic#AF529F, #9FAF52
Split complementary#AF5271, #AF9152
Tetradic#9052AF, #AF6252, #71AF52
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G159
B175
Red82 (32.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue190.32°
Saturation (HSL)36.76%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 9F · B AF
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