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Recognised as Colour

#5272FA

  • #5272FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5272FA is a blue with RGB values 82, 114, 250 and HSL 229°, 94%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5272FA#5272FA
HEX#5272FA
RGBrgb(82, 114, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4471, 0.9804
RGB percentages32.2%, 44.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(228.6, 94.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 67.2%, 98%)
CMYK67.2%, 54.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,403,386
CSS custom property--colour: #5272FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#AD8D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0093ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADA52
Analogous#52C6FA, #8652FA
Triadic#FA5272, #72FA52
Split complementary#FA8652, #C6FA52
Tetradic#FA52C6, #FADA52, #52FA86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EBFE
Lighter +20%#B5C3FD
Lighter +10%#849AFB
Darker −10%#204AF9
Darker −20%#0630E0
Darker −30%#0525AE
Darker −40%#041B7C
More saturated +25%#4D6FFF
Less saturated −25%#6880E4

Channel breakdown

R82
G114
B250
Red82 (32.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue228.57°
Saturation (HSL)94.38%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 72 · B FA

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