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Recognised as Colour

#0527DE

  • #0527DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0527DE is a blue with RGB values 5, 39, 222 and HSL 231°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0527DE#0527DE
HEX#0527DE
RGBrgb(5, 39, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1529, 0.8706
RGB percentages2%, 15.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(230.6, 95.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 97.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK97.7%, 82.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer337,886
CSS custom property--colour: #0527DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#FAD821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.7Blue · ΔE 25.5Dark violet · ΔE 27.4Dark blue · ΔE 29.3Dark orchid · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBC05
Analogous#0593DE, #5005DE
Triadic#DE0527, #27DE05
Split complementary#DE5005, #93DE05
Tetradic#DE0593, #DEBC05, #05DE50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2BEFD
Lighter +30%#8093FC
Lighter +20%#4E69FB
Lighter +10%#1C3FFA
Darker −10%#041EAC
Darker −20%#03157A
Darker −30%#020D48
Darker −40%#010416
More saturated +25%#0024E3
Less saturated −25%#213AC2

Channel breakdown

R5
G39
B222
Red5 (2%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue230.6°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 27 · B DE

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