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Recognised as Colour

#52438D

  • #52438D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#52438D is a blue with RGB values 82, 67, 141 and HSL 252°, 36%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#52438D#52438D
HEX#52438D
RGBrgb(82, 67, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2627, 0.5529
RGB percentages32.2%, 26.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(252.2, 35.6%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 52.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK41.8%, 52.5%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,391,245
CSS custom property--colour: #52438D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#ADBC72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#245090no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#254D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#425261no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 4.01, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E8D43
Analogous#43598D, #77438D
Triadic#8D5243, #438D52
Split complementary#8D7743, #598D43
Tetradic#8D4359, #7E8D43, #438D77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4BDDF
Lighter +30%#A59ACF
Lighter +20%#8677BF
Lighter +10%#6755AE
Darker −10%#3E336A
Darker −20%#2A2248
Darker −30%#161225
Darker −40%#020103
More saturated +25%#4329A7
Less saturated −25%#615D73

Channel breakdown

R82
G67
B141
Red82 (32.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue252.16°
Saturation (HSL)35.58%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 43 · B 8D

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