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Recognised as Colour

#5240D3

  • #5240D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5240D3 is a blue with RGB values 82, 64, 211 and HSL 247°, 63%, 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

#5240D3#5240D3
HEX#5240D3
RGBrgb(82, 64, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.251, 0.8275
RGB percentages32.2%, 25.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(247.3, 62.6%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 69.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK61.1%, 69.7%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,390,547
CSS custom property--colour: #5240D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#ADBF2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Dark blue · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1D340
Analogous#4078D3, #9B40D3
Triadic#D35240, #40D352
Split complementary#D39B40, #78D340
Tetradic#D34078, #C1D340, #40D39B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E6F9
Lighter +30%#C3BCF0
Lighter +20%#9D93E6
Lighter +10%#7869DD
Darker −10%#3B2AB6
Darker −20%#2E208D
Darker −30%#201763
Darker −40%#130D3A
More saturated +25%#3C23F0
Less saturated −25%#685DB6

Channel breakdown

R82
G64
B211
Red82 (32.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue247.35°
Saturation (HSL)62.55%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 40 · B D3

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