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Recognised as Colour

#5259FE

  • #5259FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5259FE is a blue with RGB values 82, 89, 254 and HSL 238°, 99%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5259FE#5259FE
HEX#5259FE
RGBrgb(82, 89, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.349, 0.9961
RGB percentages32.2%, 34.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(237.6, 98.9%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 67.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK67.7%, 65%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,396,990
CSS custom property--colour: #5259FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#ADA601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.7Royal blue · ΔE 28Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5Medium blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF752
Analogous#52AFFE, #A152FE
Triadic#FE5259, #59FE52
Split complementary#FEA152, #AFFE52
Tetradic#FE52AF, #FEF752, #52FEA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEBFF
Lighter +20%#B7BAFF
Lighter +10%#858AFE
Darker −10%#1F28FE
Darker −20%#010BE9
Darker −30%#0108B6
Darker −40%#010683
More saturated +25%#5158FF
Less saturated −25%#686DE8

Channel breakdown

R82
G89
B254
Red82 (32.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue237.56°
Saturation (HSL)98.85%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 59 · B FE

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