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Recognised as Colour

#5246BA

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

#5246BA is a blue with RGB values 82, 70, 186 and HSL 246°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5246BA#5246BA
HEX#5246BA
RGBrgb(82, 70, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2745, 0.7294
RGB percentages32.2%, 27.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(246.2, 45.7%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 62.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK55.9%, 62.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,392,058
CSS custom property--colour: #5246BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#ADB945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1F6279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEBA46
Analogous#4674BA, #8C46BA
Triadic#BA5246, #46BA52
Split complementary#BA8C46, #74BA46
Tetradic#BA4674, #AEBA46, #46BA8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDDBF1
Lighter +30%#BAB5E4
Lighter +20%#9790D6
Lighter +10%#756BC8
Darker −10%#413895
Darker −20%#312A70
Darker −30%#211C4B
Darker −40%#110E26
More saturated +25%#3926DA
Less saturated −25%#6B669A

Channel breakdown

R82
G70
B186
Red82 (32.2%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue246.21°
Saturation (HSL)45.67%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 46 · B BA

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