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Recognised as Colour

#052EE9

  • #052EE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#052EE9 is a blue with RGB values 5, 46, 233 and HSL 229°, 96%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#052EE9#052EE9
HEX#052EE9
RGBrgb(5, 46, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1804, 0.9137
RGB percentages2%, 18%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(229.2, 95.8%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 97.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK97.9%, 80.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer339,689
CSS custom property--colour: #052EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#FAD116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Blue · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 28.4Dark blue · ΔE 32.4Dark orchid · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9C005
Analogous#05A0E9, #4E05E9
Triadic#E9052E, #2EE905
Split complementary#E94E05, #A0E905
Tetradic#E905A0, #E9C005, #05E94E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCC8FE
Lighter +30%#8B9FFD
Lighter +20%#5976FB
Lighter +10%#274DFA
Darker −10%#0424B7
Darker −20%#031A85
Darker −30%#021053
Darker −40%#010721
More saturated +25%#002BEE
Less saturated −25%#2341CB

Channel breakdown

R5
G46
B233
Red5 (2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue229.21°
Saturation (HSL)95.8%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 2E · B E9

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