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Recognised as Colour

#5238A3

  • #5238A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5238A3 is a blue with RGB values 82, 56, 163 and HSL 255°, 49%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5238A3#5238A3
HEX#5238A3
RGBrgb(82, 56, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2196, 0.6392
RGB percentages32.2%, 22%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(254.6, 48.9%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 65.6%, 63.9%)
CMYK49.7%, 65.6%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,388,451
CSS custom property--colour: #5238A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#ADC75C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#365268no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.2Slate blue · ΔE 13.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.5Indigo · ΔE 17.7Midnight blue · ΔE 18.5Royal blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89A338
Analogous#3854A3, #8838A3
Triadic#A35238, #38A352
Split complementary#A38738, #54A338
Tetradic#A33853, #89A338, #38A387

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9BEE9
Lighter +30%#A998DC
Lighter +20%#8972CF
Lighter +10%#694CC2
Darker −10%#3F2B7D
Darker −20%#2C1E57
Darker −30%#191131
Darker −40%#06040B
More saturated +25%#441DBE
Less saturated −25%#605388

Channel breakdown

R82
G56
B163
Red82 (32.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue254.58°
Saturation (HSL)48.86%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 38 · B A3

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