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Colour

#5272FF

  • #5272FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5272FF is a blue with RGB values 82, 114, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5272FF#5272FF
HEX#5272FF
RGBrgb(82, 114, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4471, 1
RGB percentages32.2%, 44.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(228.9, 100%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 67.8%, 100%)
CMYK67.8%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,403,391
CSS custom property--colour: #5272FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#AD8D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0094AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2Royal blue · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDF52
Analogous#52C9FF, #8952FF
Triadic#FF5272, #72FF52
Split complementary#FF8852, #C9FF52
Tetradic#FF52C8, #FFDF52, #52FF88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEFFF
Lighter +20%#B8C5FF
Lighter +10%#859CFF
Darker −10%#1F48FF
Darker −20%#002BEB
Darker −30%#0022B8
Darker −40%#001985
More saturated +25%#5272FF
Less saturated −25%#6880E9

Channel breakdown

R82
G114
B255
Red82 (32.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue228.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 72 · B FF

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