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Recognised as Colour

#0522FF

  • #0522FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0522FF is a blue with RGB values 5, 34, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0522FF#0522FF
HEX#0522FF
RGBrgb(5, 34, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1333, 1
RGB percentages2%, 13.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(233, 100%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233, 98%, 100%)
CMYK98%, 86.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer336,639
CSS custom property--colour: #0522FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#FADD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.9Medium blue · ΔE 16.3Blue violet · ΔE 29.9Dark violet · ΔE 34Dark orchid · ΔE 44.9Dark blue · ΔE 45.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE205
Analogous#059FFF, #6505FF
Triadic#FF0522, #22FF05
Split complementary#FF6505, #9FFF05
Tetradic#FF059F, #FFE205, #05FF65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D6FF
Lighter +30%#9EA9FF
Lighter +20%#6B7CFF
Lighter +10%#384FFF
Darker −10%#0018D1
Darker −20%#00129E
Darker −30%#000C6B
Darker −40%#000638
More saturated +25%#0522FF
Less saturated −25%#243AE0

Channel breakdown

R5
G34
B255
Red5 (2%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue233.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 22 · B FF

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