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Recognised as Colour

#0521DE

  • #0521DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0521DE is a blue with RGB values 5, 33, 222 and HSL 232°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0521DE#0521DE
HEX#0521DE
RGBrgb(5, 33, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1294, 0.8706
RGB percentages2%, 12.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(232.3, 95.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 97.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK97.7%, 85.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer336,350
CSS custom property--colour: #0521DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#FADE21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006284no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Blue · ΔE 22.7Dark violet · ΔE 27.4Dark blue · ΔE 30.9Dark orchid · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC205
Analogous#058EDE, #5605DE
Triadic#DE0521, #21DE05
Split complementary#DE5505, #8EDE05
Tetradic#DE058D, #DEC205, #05DE55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2BBFD
Lighter +30%#8090FC
Lighter +20%#4E64FB
Lighter +10%#1C39FA
Darker −10%#041AAC
Darker −20%#03127A
Darker −30%#020B48
Darker −40%#010316
More saturated +25%#001DE3
Less saturated −25%#2136C2

Channel breakdown

R5
G33
B222
Red5 (2%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue232.26°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 21 · B DE

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