Recognised as Colour

#524CBA

#524CBA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#524CBA is a blue with RGB values 82, 76, 186 and HSL 243°, 44%, 51%. 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

#524CBA#524CBA

HEX#524CBA

RGBrgb(82, 76, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.298, 0.7294

RGB percentages32.2%, 29.8%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(243.3, 44.4%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 59.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK55.9%, 59.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,393,594

CSS custom property--colour: #524CBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1

Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#ADB345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#1D667Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7 Royal blue · ΔE 14.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B4BA4C

Analogous#4C7DBA, #894CBA

Triadic#BA524C, #4CBA52

Split complementary#BA894C, #7DBA4C

Tetradic#BA4C7D, #B4BA4C, #4CBA89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E0DFF3

Lighter +30%#BDBAE5

Lighter +20%#9996D6

Lighter +10%#7671C8

Darker −10%#403B98

Darker −20%#302D73

Darker −30%#211E4F

Darker −40%#12102A

More saturated +25%#362DD9

Less saturated −25%#6E6B9B

Channel breakdown

R82

G76

B186

Red82 (32.2%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue243.27°

Saturation (HSL)44.35%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 4C · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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