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Recognised as Colour

#5277EB

  • #5277EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5277EB is a blue with RGB values 82, 119, 235 and HSL 225°, 79%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5277EB#5277EB
HEX#5277EB
RGBrgb(82, 119, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4667, 0.9216
RGB percentages32.2%, 46.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(225.5, 79.3%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 65.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK65.1%, 49.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,404,651
CSS custom property--colour: #5277EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#AD8814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3686EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0178E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0092A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC652
Analogous#52C3EB, #7A52EB
Triadic#EB5277, #77EB52
Split complementary#EB7A52, #C3EB52
Tetradic#EB52C3, #EBC652, #52EB7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBE3FB
Lighter +20%#ADBFF6
Lighter +10%#809BF0
Darker −10%#2453E6
Darker −20%#163FC1
Darker −30%#113093
Darker −40%#0C2165
More saturated +25%#3E6DFF
Less saturated −25%#6A83D3

Channel breakdown

R82
G119
B235
Red82 (32.2%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue225.49°
Saturation (HSL)79.27%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 77 · B EB

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