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Recognised as Colour

#5152FC

  • #5152FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5152FC is a blue with RGB values 81, 82, 252 and HSL 240°, 97%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5152FC#5152FC
HEX#5152FC
RGBrgb(81, 82, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3216, 0.9882
RGB percentages31.8%, 32.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(239.6, 96.6%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 67.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK67.9%, 67.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,329,660
CSS custom property--colour: #5152FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#AEAD03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#0080A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7Medium blue · ΔE 26.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28Dark violet · ΔE 29.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 21.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCFB51
Analogous#51A8FC, #A551FC
Triadic#FC5152, #52FC51
Split complementary#FCA551, #A8FC51
Tetradic#FC51A8, #FCFB51, #51FCA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E8FF
Lighter +20%#B5B6FE
Lighter +10%#8384FD
Darker −10%#1F20FB
Darker −20%#0405E3
Darker −30%#0304B1
Darker −40%#02037F
More saturated +25%#4E4FFF
Less saturated −25%#6768E6

Channel breakdown

R81
G82
B252
Red81 (31.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue239.65°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 52 · B FC

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