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Recognised as Colour

#523BB6

  • #523BB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#523BB6 is a blue with RGB values 82, 59, 182 and HSL 251°, 51%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#523BB6#523BB6
HEX#523BB6
RGBrgb(82, 59, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2314, 0.7137
RGB percentages32.2%, 23.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(251.2, 51%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 67.6%, 71.4%)
CMYK54.9%, 67.6%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,389,238
CSS custom property--colour: #523BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#ADC449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#265A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Indigo · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 21.4Navy · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FB63B
Analogous#3B61B6, #903BB6
Triadic#B6523B, #3BB652
Split complementary#B6903B, #61B63B
Tetradic#B63B61, #9FB63B, #3BB690

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4CEEF
Lighter +30%#B2A7E3
Lighter +20%#9181D6
Lighter +10%#6F5ACA
Darker −10%#412F8F
Darker −20%#2F2269
Darker −30%#1E1642
Darker −40%#0D091C
More saturated +25%#3F1DD4
Less saturated −25%#655998

Channel breakdown

R82
G59
B182
Red82 (32.2%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue251.22°
Saturation (HSL)51.04%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 3B · B B6

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