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Recognised as Colour

#524DE4

  • #524DE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#524DE4 is a blue with RGB values 82, 77, 228 and HSL 242°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#524DE4#524DE4
HEX#524DE4
RGBrgb(82, 77, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.302, 0.8941
RGB percentages32.2%, 30.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(242, 73.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 66.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK64%, 66.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,393,892
CSS custom property--colour: #524DE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#ADB21B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Dark blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFE44D
Analogous#4D93E4, #9E4DE4
Triadic#E4524D, #4DE452
Split complementary#E49E4D, #93E44D
Tetradic#E44D93, #DFE44D, #4DE49E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D3D2F8
Lighter +20%#A8A6F1
Lighter +10%#7D79EB
Darker −10%#2821DD
Darker −20%#201BB0
Darker −30%#181484
Darker −40%#100D58
More saturated +25%#3A33FE
Less saturated −25%#6A67CA

Channel breakdown

R82
G77
B228
Red82 (32.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue241.99°
Saturation (HSL)73.66%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 4D · B E4

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