Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#5257F8

  • #5257F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5257F8 is a blue with RGB values 82, 87, 248 and HSL 238°, 92%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5257F8#5257F8
HEX#5257F8
RGBrgb(82, 87, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3412, 0.9725
RGB percentages32.2%, 34.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(238.2, 92.2%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 66.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK66.9%, 64.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,396,472
CSS custom property--colour: #5257F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#ADA807

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0081A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 27.5Medium blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8F352
Analogous#52AAF8, #A052F8
Triadic#F85257, #57F852
Split complementary#F8A052, #AAF852
Tetradic#F852AA, #F8F352, #52F8A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E6FE
Lighter +20%#B4B6FC
Lighter +10%#8387FA
Darker −10%#2127F6
Darker −20%#090FDB
Darker −30%#070CAA
Darker −40%#050879
More saturated +25%#4B50FF
Less saturated −25%#686CE2

Channel breakdown

R82
G87
B248
Red82 (32.2%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue238.19°
Saturation (HSL)92.22%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 57 · B F8

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “5257f8” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.