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Recognised as Colour

#523CE8

  • #523CE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#523CE8 is a blue with RGB values 82, 60, 232 and HSL 248°, 79%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#523CE8#523CE8
HEX#523CE8
RGBrgb(82, 60, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2353, 0.9098
RGB percentages32.2%, 23.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(247.7, 78.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 74.1%, 91%)
CMYK64.7%, 74.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,389,544
CSS custom property--colour: #523CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#ADC317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Medium blue · ΔE 19.4Dark violet · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2Dark blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2E83C
Analogous#3C7CE8, #A83CE8
Triadic#E8523C, #3CE852
Split complementary#E8A83C, #7CE83C
Tetradic#E83C7C, #D2E83C, #3CE8A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F2FE
Lighter +30%#CBC5F8
Lighter +20%#A397F3
Lighter +10%#7A6AED
Darker −10%#3219D8
Darker −20%#2714AA
Darker −30%#1D0F7C
Darker −40%#12094F
More saturated +25%#4125FF
Less saturated −25%#6657CD

Channel breakdown

R82
G60
B232
Red82 (32.2%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue247.67°
Saturation (HSL)78.9%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 3C · B E8

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