Recognised as Colour

#5235FF

#5235FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5235FF is a blue with RGB values 82, 53, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5235FF#5235FF

HEX#5235FF

RGBrgb(82, 53, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2078, 1

RGB percentages32.2%, 20.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(248.6, 100%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 79.2%, 100%)

CMYK67.8%, 79.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,387,775

CSS custom property--colour: #5235FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#ADCA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Tritanopia#00749Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Blue violet · ΔE 19.6 Blue · ΔE 20.1 Dark violet · ΔE 25.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.2 Dark blue · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2FF35

Analogous#357DFF, #B735FF

Triadic#FF5235, #35FF52

Split complementary#FFB735, #7DFF35

Tetradic#FF357D, #E2FF35, #35FFB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5CEFF

Lighter +20%#A99BFF

Lighter +10%#7E68FF

Darker −10%#2602FF

Darker −20%#1E00CE

Darker −30%#16009B

Darker −40%#0F0068

More saturated +25%#5235FF

Less saturated −25%#644EE6

Channel breakdown

R82

G53

B255

Red82 (32.2%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue248.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 35 · B FF

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