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Recognised as Colour

#525AC7

  • #525AC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#525AC7 is a blue with RGB values 82, 90, 199 and HSL 236°, 51%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#525AC7#525AC7
HEX#525AC7
RGBrgb(82, 90, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3529, 0.7804
RGB percentages32.2%, 35.3%, 78%
HSLhsl(235.9, 51.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 58.8%, 78%)
CMYK58.8%, 54.8%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,397,191
CSS custom property--colour: #525AC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#ADA538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B6BCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7Royal blue · ΔE 9.2Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7BF52
Analogous#5294C7, #8552C7
Triadic#C7525A, #5AC752
Split complementary#C78552, #94C752
Tetradic#C75294, #C7BF52, #52C785

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEDF9
Lighter +30%#C6C8EC
Lighter +20%#9FA3E0
Lighter +10%#797FD3
Darker −10%#3840AE
Darker −20%#2C3287
Darker −30%#1F2461
Darker −40%#13163A
More saturated +25%#3541E4
Less saturated −25%#6F73AA

Channel breakdown

R82
G90
B199
Red82 (32.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue235.9°
Saturation (HSL)51.09%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 5A · B C7

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