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Colour

#5132CA

  • #5132CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5132CA is a blue with RGB values 81, 50, 202 and HSL 252°, 60%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5132CA#5132CA
HEX#5132CA
RGBrgb(81, 50, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1961, 0.7922
RGB percentages31.8%, 19.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(252.2, 60.3%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 75.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK59.9%, 75.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,321,418
CSS custom property--colour: #5132CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#AECD35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Navy · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABCA32
Analogous#325FCA, #9D32CA
Triadic#CA5132, #32CA51
Split complementary#CA9D32, #5FCA32
Tetradic#CA325F, #ABCA32, #32CA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAD4F4
Lighter +30%#B8ABEA
Lighter +20%#9582E0
Lighter +10%#7359D6
Darker −10%#4128A1
Darker −20%#301E78
Darker −30%#20144F
Darker −40%#0F0A26
More saturated +25%#3E12EA
Less saturated −25%#6452AB

Channel breakdown

R81
G50
B202
Red81 (31.8%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue252.24°
Saturation (HSL)60.32%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 32 · B CA

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