Colour

#0052EB

#0052EB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0052EB is a blue with RGB values 0, 82, 235 and HSL 219°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0052EB#0052EB

HEX#0052EB

RGBrgb(0, 82, 235)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3216, 0.9216

RGB percentages0%, 32.2%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(219.1, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK100%, 65.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer21,227

CSS custom property--colour: #0052EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#FFAD14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Royal blue · ΔE 22.6 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7 Blue violet · ΔE 30.3 Dark blue · ΔE 31.2 Medium blue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EB9900

Analogous#00C8EB, #2300EB

Triadic#EB0052, #52EB00

Split complementary#EB2400, #C7EB00

Tetradic#EB00C8, #EB9900, #00EB24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B8D1FF

Lighter +30%#85B0FF

Lighter +20%#528EFF

Lighter +10%#1F6DFF

Darker −10%#0040B8

Darker −20%#002E85

Darker −30%#001D52

Darker −40%#000B1F

More saturated +25%#0052EB

Less saturated −25%#1D5BCE

Channel breakdown

G82

B235

Red0 (0%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue219.06°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 52 · B EB

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