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Recognised as Colour

#526AEE

  • #526AEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#526AEE is a blue with RGB values 82, 106, 238 and HSL 231°, 82%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#526AEE#526AEE
HEX#526AEE
RGBrgb(82, 106, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4157, 0.9333
RGB percentages32.2%, 41.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(230.8, 82.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 65.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK65.5%, 55.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,401,326
CSS custom property--colour: #526AEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#AD9511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.6Slate blue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED652
Analogous#52B8EE, #8852EE
Triadic#EE526A, #6AEE52
Split complementary#EE8852, #B8EE52
Tetradic#EE52B8, #EED652, #52EE88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE2FC
Lighter +20%#AFBAF7
Lighter +10%#8092F3
Darker −10%#2442E9
Darker −20%#142FC6
Darker −30%#0F2498
Darker −40%#0A196A
More saturated +25%#415EFF
Less saturated −25%#6A7AD6

Channel breakdown

R82
G106
B238
Red82 (32.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue230.77°
Saturation (HSL)82.11%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 6A · B EE

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