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Recognised as Colour

#525CFF

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

#525CFF is a blue with RGB values 82, 92, 255 and HSL 237°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#525CFF#525CFF
HEX#525CFF
RGBrgb(82, 92, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3608, 1
RGB percentages32.2%, 36.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(236.5, 100%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.5, 67.8%, 100%)
CMYK67.8%, 63.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,397,759
CSS custom property--colour: #525CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#ADA300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0087A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 24.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29Medium blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF552
Analogous#52B3FF, #9E52FF
Triadic#FF525C, #5CFF52
Split complementary#FF9E52, #B3FF52
Tetradic#FF52B3, #FFF552, #52FF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBECFF
Lighter +20%#B8BCFF
Lighter +10%#858CFF
Darker −10%#1F2CFF
Darker −20%#000EEB
Darker −30%#000BB8
Darker −40%#000885
More saturated +25%#525CFF
Less saturated −25%#686FE9

Channel breakdown

R82
G92
B255
Red82 (32.2%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue236.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 5C · B FF

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