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Recognised as Colour

#5250BB

  • #5250BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5250BB is a blue with RGB values 82, 80, 187 and HSL 241°, 44%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5250BB#5250BB
HEX#5250BB
RGBrgb(82, 80, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3137, 0.7333
RGB percentages32.2%, 31.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(241.1, 44%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 57.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK56.1%, 57.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,394,619
CSS custom property--colour: #5250BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#ADAF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1B697Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.2Royal blue · ΔE 13.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9BB50
Analogous#5083BB, #8850BB
Triadic#BB5250, #50BB52
Split complementary#BB8850, #83BB50
Tetradic#BB5083, #B9BB50, #50BB88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E3F4
Lighter +30%#BFBEE6
Lighter +20%#9B99D8
Lighter +10%#7675C9
Darker −10%#3E3C9C
Darker −20%#302E77
Darker −30%#212052
Darker −40%#12122D
More saturated +25%#3532D9
Less saturated −25%#6F6E9D

Channel breakdown

R82
G80
B187
Red82 (32.2%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue241.12°
Saturation (HSL)44.03%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 50 · B BB

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