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Colour

#525AE3

  • #525AE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#525AE3 is a blue with RGB values 82, 90, 227 and HSL 237°, 72%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#525AE3#525AE3
HEX#525AE3
RGBrgb(82, 90, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3529, 0.8902
RGB percentages32.2%, 35.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(236.7, 72.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 63.9%, 89%)
CMYK63.9%, 60.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,397,219
CSS custom property--colour: #525AE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#ADA51C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.1Slate blue · ΔE 13.2Royal blue · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DB52
Analogous#52A3E3, #9252E3
Triadic#E3525A, #5AE352
Split complementary#E39252, #A3E352
Tetradic#E352A3, #E3DB52, #52E393

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6D8F8
Lighter +20%#AAAEF1
Lighter +10%#7E84EA
Darker −10%#2630DC
Darker −20%#1D25B2
Darker −30%#161C86
Darker −40%#0F135A
More saturated +25%#3944FC
Less saturated −25%#6B70CA

Channel breakdown

R82
G90
B227
Red82 (32.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue236.69°
Saturation (HSL)72.14%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 5A · B E3

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