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Recognised as Colour

#5242A2

  • #5242A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5242A2 is a blue with RGB values 82, 66, 162 and HSL 250°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5242A2#5242A2
HEX#5242A2
RGBrgb(82, 66, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2588, 0.6353
RGB percentages32.2%, 25.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(250, 42.1%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 59.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK49.4%, 59.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,391,010
CSS custom property--colour: #5242A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 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#4C4C4C
Inverted#ADBD5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#36586Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 13.8Midnight blue · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92A242
Analogous#4262A2, #8242A2
Triadic#A25242, #42A252
Split complementary#A28242, #62A242
Tetradic#A24262, #92A242, #42A282

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDC8E8
Lighter +30%#ACA3DA
Lighter +20%#8C7FCB
Lighter +10%#6B5BBC
Darker −10%#40337E
Darker −20%#2D245A
Darker −30%#1B1635
Darker −40%#090711
More saturated +25%#3F25BF
Less saturated −25%#655F85

Channel breakdown

R82
G66
B162
Red82 (32.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)42.11%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 42 · B A2

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