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Recognised as Colour

#5235CC

  • #5235CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5235CC is a blue with RGB values 82, 53, 204 and HSL 252°, 60%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5235CC#5235CC
HEX#5235CC
RGBrgb(82, 53, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2078, 0.8
RGB percentages32.2%, 20.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(251.5, 59.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 74%, 80%)
CMYK59.8%, 74%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,387,724
CSS custom property--colour: #5235CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#ADCA33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005F7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark blue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Navy · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFCC35
Analogous#3563CC, #9D35CC
Triadic#CC5235, #35CC52
Split complementary#CC9E35, #63CC35
Tetradic#CC3564, #AFCC35, #35CC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD8F5
Lighter +30%#BBAFEB
Lighter +20%#9886E1
Lighter +10%#755ED6
Darker −10%#412AA4
Darker −20%#311F7C
Darker −30%#211553
Darker −40%#110B2A
More saturated +25%#3F15EC
Less saturated −25%#6555AC

Channel breakdown

R82
G53
B204
Red82 (32.2%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue251.52°
Saturation (HSL)59.68%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 35 · B CC

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