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Recognised as Colour

#052DD1

  • #052DD1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#052DD1 is a blue with RGB values 5, 45, 209 and HSL 228°, 95%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#052DD1#052DD1
HEX#052DD1
RGBrgb(5, 45, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1765, 0.8196
RGB percentages2%, 17.6%, 82%
HSLhsl(228.2, 95.3%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 97.6%, 82%)
CMYK97.6%, 78.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer339,409
CSS custom property--colour: #052DD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#FAD22E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Dark blue · ΔE 22.5Navy · ΔE 27Dark violet · ΔE 28.5Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1A905
Analogous#0593D1, #4305D1
Triadic#D1052D, #2DD105
Split complementary#D14305, #93D105
Tetradic#D10593, #D1A905, #05D143

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5B6FD
Lighter +30%#738EFC
Lighter +20%#4266FA
Lighter +10%#103EF9
Darker −10%#04229F
Darker −20%#03186D
Darker −30%#010D3C
Darker −40%#00020A
More saturated +25%#002AD6
Less saturated −25%#203DB6

Channel breakdown

R5
G45
B209
Red5 (2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue228.24°
Saturation (HSL)95.33%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 2D · B D1

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