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Recognised as Colour

#522AF2

  • #522AF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#522AF2 is a blue with RGB values 82, 42, 242 and HSL 252°, 88%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#522AF2#522AF2
HEX#522AF2
RGBrgb(82, 42, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1647, 0.949
RGB percentages32.2%, 16.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(252, 88.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 82.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK66.1%, 82.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,384,946
CSS custom property--colour: #522AF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#ADD50D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#006B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.6Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Blue · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 32.2Dark blue · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAF22A
Analogous#2A66F2, #B62AF2
Triadic#F2522A, #2AF252
Split complementary#F2B62A, #66F22A
Tetradic#F22A66, #CAF22A, #2AF2B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEAFE
Lighter +30%#C7BAFB
Lighter +20%#A08AF8
Lighter +10%#795AF5
Darker −10%#370DDC
Darker −20%#2B0AAC
Darker −30%#1F087B
Darker −40%#13054B
More saturated +25%#4A1DFF
Less saturated −25%#6346D6

Channel breakdown

R82
G42
B242
Red82 (32.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)88.5%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2A · B F2

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