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Recognised as Colour

#0525D7

  • #0525D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0525D7 is a blue with RGB values 5, 37, 215 and HSL 231°, 95%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0525D7#0525D7
HEX#0525D7
RGBrgb(5, 37, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1451, 0.8431
RGB percentages2%, 14.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(230.9, 95.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 97.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK97.7%, 82.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer337,367
CSS custom property--colour: #0525D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#FADA28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006081no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Dark blue · ΔE 26.7Dark violet · ΔE 27Blue · ΔE 27.8Navy · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7B705
Analogous#058ED7, #4E05D7
Triadic#D70525, #25D705
Split complementary#D74E05, #8ED705
Tetradic#D7058E, #D7B705, #05D74E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABB7FD
Lighter +30%#798DFC
Lighter +20%#4763FB
Lighter +10%#1538FA
Darker −10%#041CA5
Darker −20%#031473
Darker −30%#020B41
Darker −40%#000310
More saturated +25%#0022DC
Less saturated −25%#2138BC

Channel breakdown

R5
G37
B215
Red5 (2%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue230.86°
Saturation (HSL)95.45%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 25 · B D7

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