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Recognised as Colour

#5852DE

  • #5852DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5852DE is a blue with RGB values 88, 82, 222 and HSL 243°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5852DE#5852DE
HEX#5852DE
RGBrgb(88, 82, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.3216, 0.8706
RGB percentages34.5%, 32.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(242.6, 68%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.6, 63.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK60.4%, 63.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,788,382
CSS custom property--colour: #5852DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#A7AD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Royal blue · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DE52
Analogous#5292DE, #9E52DE
Triadic#DE5852, #52DE58
Split complementary#DE9E52, #92DE52
Tetradic#DE5292, #D8DE52, #52DE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFF
Lighter +30%#D4D2F7
Lighter +20%#ABA8EE
Lighter +10%#817DE6
Darker −10%#3029D4
Darker −20%#2620AA
Darker −30%#1D187F
Darker −40%#131054
More saturated +25%#4038F8
Less saturated −25%#706CC4

Channel breakdown

R88
G82
B222
Red88 (34.5%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue242.57°
Saturation (HSL)67.96%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 52 · B DE

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