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Recognised as Colour

#5283DB

  • #5283DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5283DB is a blue with RGB values 82, 131, 219 and HSL 219°, 66%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5283DB#5283DB
HEX#5283DB
RGBrgb(82, 131, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.5137, 0.8588
RGB percentages32.2%, 51.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(218.5, 65.6%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 62.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK62.6%, 40.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,407,707
CSS custom property--colour: #5283DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#AD7C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8BDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#487ED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.1Royal blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBAA52
Analogous#52C7DB, #6652DB
Triadic#DB5283, #83DB52
Split complementary#DB6652, #C7DB52
Tetradic#DB52C7, #DBAA52, #52DB66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFE
Lighter +30%#D1DEF5
Lighter +20%#A6C0ED
Lighter +10%#7CA1E4
Darker −10%#2B66CF
Darker −20%#2251A5
Darker −30%#193C7B
Darker −40%#112750
More saturated +25%#387CF5
Less saturated −25%#6C8AC1

Channel breakdown

R82
G131
B219
Red82 (32.2%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue218.54°
Saturation (HSL)65.55%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 83 · B DB

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