Recognised as Colour

#5222FF

#5222FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#5222FF is a blue with RGB values 82, 34, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5222FF#5222FF

HEX#5222FF

RGBrgb(82, 34, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1333, 1

RGB percentages32.2%, 13.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(253, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK67.8%, 86.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,382,911

CSS custom property--colour: #5222FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#ADDD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.5 Medium blue · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 24 Dark violet · ΔE 27.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 39.4 Dark blue · ΔE 44.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CFFF22

Analogous#2261FF, #C022FF

Triadic#FF5222, #22FF52

Split complementary#FFC122, #60FF22

Tetradic#FF2261, #CFFF22, #22FFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2EEFF

Lighter +30%#CABBFF

Lighter +20%#A288FF

Lighter +10%#7A55FF

Darker −10%#3400EE

Darker −20%#2900BB

Darker −30%#1E0088

Darker −40%#120055

More saturated +25%#5222FF

Less saturated −25%#623EE3

Channel breakdown

R82

G34

B255

Red82 (32.2%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue253.03°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 22 · B FF

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