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Recognised as Colour

#52599A

  • #52599A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#52599A is a blue with RGB values 82, 89, 154 and HSL 234°, 31%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#52599A#52599A
HEX#52599A
RGBrgb(82, 89, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.349, 0.6039
RGB percentages32.2%, 34.9%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(234.2, 30.5%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 46.8%, 60.4%)
CMYK46.8%, 42.2%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,396,890
CSS custom property--colour: #52599A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#ADA665

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#40619Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B5C99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#396672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A9352
Analogous#527D9A, #6F529A
Triadic#9A5259, #599A52
Split complementary#9A6F52, #7D9A52
Tetradic#9A527D, #9A9352, #529A6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D3E7
Lighter +30%#B0B4D5
Lighter +20%#8F94C3
Lighter +10%#6D74B2
Darker −10%#404679
Darker −20%#2F3357
Darker −30%#1D1F36
Darker −40%#0B0C15
More saturated +25%#3541B7
Less saturated −25%#70717C

Channel breakdown

R82
G89
B154
Red82 (32.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue234.17°
Saturation (HSL)30.51%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 59 · B 9A

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