Colour

#526AFF

#526AFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#526AFF is a blue with RGB values 82, 106, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#526AFF#526AFF

HEX#526AFF

RGBrgb(82, 106, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4157, 1

RGB percentages32.2%, 41.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(231.7, 100%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 67.8%, 100%)

CMYK67.8%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,401,343

CSS custom property--colour: #526AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#AD9500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#008FAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.7 Royal blue · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 20 Medium purple · ΔE 27 Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE752

Analogous#52C1FF, #9052FF

Triadic#FF526A, #6AFF52

Split complementary#FF9052, #C1FF52

Tetradic#FF52C1, #FFE752, #52FF90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBEEFF

Lighter +20%#B8C2FF

Lighter +10%#8596FF

Darker −10%#1F3EFF

Darker −20%#0021EB

Darker −30%#001AB8

Darker −40%#001285

More saturated +25%#526AFF

Less saturated −25%#687AE9

Channel breakdown

R82

G106

B255

Red82 (32.2%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue231.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 6A · B FF

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