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Recognised as Colour

#5259A1

  • #5259A1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5259A1 is a blue with RGB values 82, 89, 161 and HSL 235°, 33%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5259A1#5259A1
HEX#5259A1
RGBrgb(82, 89, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.349, 0.6314
RGB percentages32.2%, 34.9%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(234.7, 32.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 49.1%, 63.1%)
CMYK49.1%, 44.7%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,396,897
CSS custom property--colour: #5259A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#ADA65E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C63A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#355C9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#346875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19A52
Analogous#5281A1, #7352A1
Triadic#A15259, #59A152
Split complementary#A17252, #80A152
Tetradic#A15280, #A19A52, #52A172

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D7EA
Lighter +30%#B3B7D9
Lighter +20%#9296C7
Lighter +10%#7076B6
Darker −10%#41467F
Darker −20%#30345D
Darker −30%#1E213C
Darker −40%#0D0E1A
More saturated +25%#3440BF
Less saturated −25%#707283

Channel breakdown

R82
G89
B161
Red82 (32.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue234.68°
Saturation (HSL)32.51%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 59 · B A1

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