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Recognised as Colour

#525CD5

  • #525CD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#525CD5 is a blue with RGB values 82, 92, 213 and HSL 235°, 61%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#525CD5#525CD5
HEX#525CD5
RGBrgb(82, 92, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3608, 0.8353
RGB percentages32.2%, 36.1%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(235.4, 60.9%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 61.5%, 83.5%)
CMYK61.5%, 56.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,397,717
CSS custom property--colour: #525CD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#ADA32A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00798Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.8Royal blue · ΔE 7.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5CB52
Analogous#529ED5, #8A52D5
Triadic#D5525C, #5CD552
Split complementary#D58A52, #9ED552
Tetradic#D5529E, #D5CB52, #52D589

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F7FD
Lighter +30%#CDD0F3
Lighter +20%#A4A9E9
Lighter +10%#7B83DF
Darker −10%#303BC4
Darker −20%#262F9B
Darker −30%#1C2272
Darker −40%#121649
More saturated +25%#3745F0
Less saturated −25%#6D73BA

Channel breakdown

R82
G92
B213
Red82 (32.2%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue235.42°
Saturation (HSL)60.93%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 5C · B D5

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