Recognised as Colour
#5247C8
- #5247C8
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Slate blue
#5247C8 is a blue with RGB values 82, 71, 200 and HSL 245°, 54%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.
Colour values
#5247C8#5247C8
HEX#5247C8
RGBrgb(82, 71, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2784, 0.7843
RGB percentages32.2%, 27.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(245.1, 54%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.1, 64.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK59%, 64.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,392,328
CSS custom property--colour: #5247C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#ADB837
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDC847
Analogous#477DC8, #9247C8
Triadic#C85247, #47C852
Split complementary#C89247, #7DC847
Tetradic#C8477D, #BDC847, #47C892
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G71
B200
Red82 (32.2%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue245.12°
Saturation (HSL)53.97%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 47 · B C8
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