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Recognised as Colour

#5246AA

  • #5246AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5246AA is a blue with RGB values 82, 70, 170 and HSL 247°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5246AA#5246AA
HEX#5246AA
RGBrgb(82, 70, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2745, 0.6667
RGB percentages32.2%, 27.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(247.2, 41.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 58.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK51.8%, 58.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,392,042
CSS custom property--colour: #5246AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#ADB955

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#305D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.1Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EAA46
Analogous#466CAA, #8446AA
Triadic#AA5246, #46AA52
Split complementary#AA8446, #6CAA46
Tetradic#AA466C, #9EAA46, #46AA84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D0EC
Lighter +30%#B2ACDD
Lighter +20%#9088CE
Lighter +10%#6F64BF
Darker −10%#413786
Darker −20%#2F2862
Darker −30%#1E193E
Darker −40%#0C0A19
More saturated +25%#3B28C8
Less saturated −25%#69648C

Channel breakdown

R82
G70
B170
Red82 (32.2%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue247.2°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 46 · B AA

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