Recognised as Colour

#5279DB

#5279DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5279DB is a blue with RGB values 82, 121, 219 and HSL 223°, 66%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5279DB

RGBrgb(82, 121, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4745, 0.8588

RGB percentages32.2%, 47.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(222.9, 65.6%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 62.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK62.6%, 44.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,405,147

CSS custom property--colour: #5279DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1

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

Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#AD8624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A84DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3477D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.3 Royal blue · ΔE 15.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Slate blue · ΔE 20.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBB452

Analogous#52BEDB, #6F52DB

Triadic#DB5279, #79DB52

Split complementary#DB6F52, #BEDB52

Tetradic#DB52BE, #DBB452, #52DB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFCFE

Lighter +30%#D1DBF5

Lighter +20%#A6BAED

Lighter +10%#7C9AE4

Darker −10%#2B5ACF

Darker −20%#2247A5

Darker −30%#19357B

Darker −40%#112350

More saturated +25%#386EF5

Less saturated −25%#6C84C1

Channel breakdown

R82

G121

B219

Red82 (32.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue222.92°

Saturation (HSL)65.55%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 79 · B DB

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