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Recognised as Colour

#5226D7

  • #5226D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5226D7 is a blue with RGB values 82, 38, 215 and HSL 255°, 70%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5226D7#5226D7
HEX#5226D7
RGBrgb(82, 38, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.149, 0.8431
RGB percentages32.2%, 14.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(254.9, 70%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.9, 82.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK61.9%, 82.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,383,895
CSS custom property--colour: #5226D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#ADD928

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.1Medium blue · ΔE 14.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Dark blue · ΔE 26.3Blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABD726
Analogous#2653D7, #AA26D7
Triadic#D75226, #26D752
Split complementary#D7AB26, #52D726
Tetradic#D72653, #ABD726, #26D7AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD2F7
Lighter +30%#B9A7EF
Lighter +20%#967BE8
Lighter +10%#7450E0
Darker −10%#411EAC
Darker −20%#311780
Darker −30%#200F55
Darker −40%#10072A
More saturated +25%#4206F7
Less saturated −25%#6246B7

Channel breakdown

R82
G38
B215
Red82 (32.2%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue254.92°
Saturation (HSL)69.96%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 26 · B D7

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