Colour

#525DAD

#525DAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#525DAD is a blue with RGB values 82, 93, 173 and HSL 233°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#525DAD#525DAD

HEX#525DAD

RGBrgb(82, 93, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3647, 0.6784

RGB percentages32.2%, 36.5%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(232.7, 35.7%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 52.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK52.6%, 46.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,397,933

CSS custom property--colour: #525DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#ADA252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A68B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#3060ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2A6E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.6 Slate blue · ΔE 22.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.8 Royal blue · ΔE 23 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ADA252

Analogous#528AAD, #7552AD

Triadic#AD525D, #5DAD52

Split complementary#AD7552, #8AAD52

Tetradic#AD528A, #ADA252, #52AD75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCDFEF

Lighter +30%#BABEDE

Lighter +20%#979ECE

Lighter +10%#757DBD

Darker −10%#424A8A

Darker −20%#313868

Darker −30%#212545

Darker −40%#101323

More saturated +25%#3245CD

Less saturated −25%#72758D

Channel breakdown

R82

G93

B173

Red82 (32.2%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue232.75°

Saturation (HSL)35.69%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 5D · B AD

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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