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Recognised as Colour

#5525FB

  • #5525FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5525FB is a blue with RGB values 85, 37, 251 and HSL 253°, 96%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5525FB#5525FB
HEX#5525FB
RGBrgb(85, 37, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1451, 0.9843
RGB percentages33.3%, 14.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(253.5, 96.4%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 85.3%, 98.4%)
CMYK66.1%, 85.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,580,283
CSS custom property--colour: #5525FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#AADA04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.8Blue · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 25.6Dark orchid · ΔE 36.6Dark blue · ΔE 41.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBFB25
Analogous#2560FB, #C025FB
Triadic#FB5525, #25FB55
Split complementary#FBC025, #60FB25
Tetradic#FB2560, #CBFB25, #25FBC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EDFF
Lighter +30%#CABBFE
Lighter +20%#A389FD
Lighter +10%#7C57FC
Darker −10%#3804E9
Darker −20%#2C03B7
Darker −30%#200285
Darker −40%#140252
More saturated +25%#5321FF
Less saturated −25%#6441DF

Channel breakdown

R85
G37
B251
Red85 (33.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue253.46°
Saturation (HSL)96.4%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 25 · B FB

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