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Recognised as Colour

#5284CC

  • #5284CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5284CC is a blue with RGB values 82, 132, 204 and HSL 215°, 54%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5284CC#5284CC
HEX#5284CC
RGBrgb(82, 132, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.5176, 0.8
RGB percentages32.2%, 51.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(215.4, 54.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 59.8%, 80%)
CMYK59.8%, 35.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,407,948
CSS custom property--colour: #5284CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#AD7B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6689CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#557ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00949Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8Royal blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9A52
Analogous#52C1CC, #5D52CC
Triadic#CC5284, #84CC52
Split complementary#CC5D52, #C1CC52
Tetradic#CC52C1, #CC9A52, #52CC5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F4FA
Lighter +30%#C8D8EF
Lighter +20%#A1BCE3
Lighter +10%#79A0D8
Darker −10%#366AB5
Darker −20%#2A538E
Darker −30%#1E3C67
Darker −40%#13253F
More saturated +25%#367FE8
Less saturated −25%#6E89B0

Channel breakdown

R82
G132
B204
Red82 (32.2%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue215.41°
Saturation (HSL)54.46%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 84 · B CC

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