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Recognised as Colour

#5236CA

  • #5236CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5236CA is a blue with RGB values 82, 54, 202 and HSL 251°, 58%, 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

#5236CA#5236CA
HEX#5236CA
RGBrgb(82, 54, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2118, 0.7922
RGB percentages32.2%, 21.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(251.4, 58.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 73.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK59.4%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,387,978
CSS custom property--colour: #5236CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#ADC935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Dark blue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Navy · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AECA36
Analogous#3664CA, #9C36CA
Triadic#CA5236, #36CA52
Split complementary#CA9C36, #64CA36
Tetradic#CA3664, #AECA36, #36CA9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD7F5
Lighter +30%#BAAFEA
Lighter +20%#9787DF
Lighter +10%#755ED5
Darker −10%#412BA2
Darker −20%#31207A
Darker −30%#211552
Darker −40%#110B29
More saturated +25%#3E16EA
Less saturated −25%#6656AA

Channel breakdown

R82
G54
B202
Red82 (32.2%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue251.35°
Saturation (HSL)58.27%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 36 · B CA

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