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Colour

#525E9F

  • #525E9F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#525E9F is a blue with RGB values 82, 94, 159 and HSL 231°, 32%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#525E9F#525E9F
HEX#525E9F
RGBrgb(82, 94, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3686, 0.6235
RGB percentages32.2%, 36.9%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(230.6, 32%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 48.4%, 62.4%)
CMYK48.4%, 40.9%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,398,175
CSS custom property--colour: #525E9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#ADA160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4566A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E5F9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#356C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.8Royal blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F9352
Analogous#52849F, #6D529F
Triadic#9F525E, #5E9F52
Split complementary#9F6C52, #849F52
Tetradic#9F5284, #9F9352, #529F6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D7E9
Lighter +30%#B2B8D8
Lighter +20%#9199C6
Lighter +10%#6F7AB5
Darker −10%#414A7D
Darker −20%#2F365C
Darker −30%#1E223A
Darker −40%#0D0E18
More saturated +25%#3449BD
Less saturated −25%#707381

Channel breakdown

R82
G94
B159
Red82 (32.2%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue230.65°
Saturation (HSL)31.95%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 5E · B 9F

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