Recognised as Colour

#523FD6

#523FD6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#523FD6 is a blue with RGB values 82, 63, 214 and HSL 248°, 65%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#523FD6

RGBrgb(82, 63, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2471, 0.8392

RGB percentages32.2%, 24.7%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(247.5, 64.8%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 70.6%, 83.9%)

CMYK61.7%, 70.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,390,294

CSS custom property--colour: #523FD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#ADC029

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006886no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Dark blue · ΔE 24.2 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3D63F

Analogous#3F77D6, #9E3FD6

Triadic#D6523F, #3FD652

Split complementary#D69E3F, #78D63F

Tetradic#D63F78, #C3D63F, #3FD69E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E7FA

Lighter +30%#C4BDF1

Lighter +20%#9E93E8

Lighter +10%#7869DF

Darker −10%#3A28BA

Darker −20%#2D1F90

Darker −30%#201666

Darker −40%#130D3C

More saturated +25%#3C22F3

Less saturated −25%#685CB9

Channel breakdown

R82

G63

B214

Red82 (32.2%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue247.55°

Saturation (HSL)64.81%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 3F · B D6

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