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Recognised as Colour

#525AF2

  • #525AF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#525AF2 is a blue with RGB values 82, 90, 242 and HSL 237°, 86%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#525AF2#525AF2
HEX#525AF2
RGBrgb(82, 90, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3529, 0.949
RGB percentages32.2%, 35.3%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(237, 86%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237, 66.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK66.1%, 62.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,397,234
CSS custom property--colour: #525AF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#ADA50D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00819Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 26.7Dark orchid · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2EA52
Analogous#52AAF2, #9A52F2
Triadic#F2525A, #5AF252
Split complementary#F29A52, #AAF252
Tetradic#F252AA, #F2EA52, #52F29A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E2FD
Lighter +20%#B1B4F9
Lighter +10%#8187F6
Darker −10%#232DEE
Darker −20%#1019CE
Darker −30%#0C139F
Darker −40%#080E70
More saturated +25%#454EFF
Less saturated −25%#696FDB

Channel breakdown

R82
G90
B242
Red82 (32.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue237°
Saturation (HSL)86.02%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 5A · B F2

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