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Recognised as Colour

#0052DC

  • #0052DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0052DC is a blue with RGB values 0, 82, 220 and HSL 218°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0052DC#0052DC
HEX#0052DC
RGBrgb(0, 82, 220)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3216, 0.8627
RGB percentages0%, 32.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(217.6, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK100%, 62.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer21,212
CSS custom property--colour: #0052DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#FFAD23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#00778Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.2Dark blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC8A00
Analogous#00C0DC, #1C00DC
Triadic#DC0052, #52DC00
Split complementary#DC1C00, #C0DC00
Tetradic#DC00C0, #DC8A00, #00DC1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9C9FF
Lighter +30%#76A9FF
Lighter +20%#4389FF
Lighter +10%#1069FF
Darker −10%#003FA9
Darker −20%#002C76
Darker −30%#001943
Darker −40%#000610
More saturated +25%#0052DC
Less saturated −25%#1C59C1

Channel breakdown

R0
G82
B220
Red0 (0%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue217.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 52 · B DC

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