Colour

#526CFF

#526CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#526CFF is a blue with RGB values 82, 108, 255 and HSL 231°, 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

#526CFF#526CFF

HEX#526CFF

RGBrgb(82, 108, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4235, 1

RGB percentages32.2%, 42.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(231, 100%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231, 67.8%, 100%)

CMYK67.8%, 57.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,401,855

CSS custom property--colour: #526CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#AD9300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0073FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#0090ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.3 Royal blue · ΔE 15.7 Slate blue · ΔE 19.3 Medium purple · ΔE 26.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE552

Analogous#52C3FF, #8E52FF

Triadic#FF526C, #6CFF52

Split complementary#FF8E52, #C3FF52

Tetradic#FF52C3, #FFE552, #52FF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBEEFF

Lighter +20%#B8C3FF

Lighter +10%#8597FF

Darker −10%#1F41FF

Darker −20%#0023EB

Darker −30%#001CB8

Darker −40%#001485

More saturated +25%#526CFF

Less saturated −25%#687BE9

Channel breakdown

R82

G108

B255

Red82 (32.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue230.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 6C · B FF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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