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Recognised as Colour

#5279EC

  • #5279EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5279EC is a blue with RGB values 82, 121, 236 and HSL 225°, 80%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5279EC#5279EC
HEX#5279EC
RGBrgb(82, 121, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4745, 0.9255
RGB percentages32.2%, 47.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(224.8, 80.2%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 65.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK65.3%, 48.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,405,164
CSS custom property--colour: #5279EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#AD8613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A87F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E79EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC552
Analogous#52C6EC, #7852EC
Triadic#EC5279, #79EC52
Split complementary#EC7852, #C6EC52
Tetradic#EC52C6, #ECC552, #52EC78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE4FB
Lighter +20%#AEC0F6
Lighter +10%#809DF1
Darker −10%#2455E7
Darker −20%#1541C3
Darker −30%#103295
Darker −40%#0B2267
More saturated +25%#3F70FF
Less saturated −25%#6A85D4

Channel breakdown

R82
G121
B236
Red82 (32.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue224.81°
Saturation (HSL)80.21%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 79 · B EC

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