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Recognised as Colour

#52448B

  • #52448B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#52448B is a blue with RGB values 82, 68, 139 and HSL 252°, 34%, 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

#52448B#52448B
HEX#52448B
RGBrgb(82, 68, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2667, 0.5451
RGB percentages32.2%, 26.7%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(251.8, 34.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 51.1%, 54.5%)
CMYK41%, 51.1%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,391,499
CSS custom property--colour: #52448B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#ADBB74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28508Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#294D89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#435261no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 5.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Midnight blue · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D8B44
Analogous#445A8B, #75448B
Triadic#8B5244, #448B52
Split complementary#8B7544, #5A8B44
Tetradic#8B445A, #7D8B44, #448B75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3BDDE
Lighter +30%#A49ACE
Lighter +20%#8678BD
Lighter +10%#6756AC
Darker −10%#3E3369
Darker −20%#2A2247
Darker −30%#151224
Darker −40%#010102
More saturated +25%#422AA5
Less saturated −25%#625E71

Channel breakdown

R82
G68
B139
Red82 (32.2%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue251.83°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 44 · B 8B

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