Colour

#5201D2

#5201D2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5201D2 is a violet with RGB values 82, 1, 210 and HSL 263°, 99%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5201D2

RGBrgb(82, 1, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.0039, 0.8235

RGB percentages32.2%, 0.4%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(263.3, 99.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 99.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK61%, 99.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,374,418

CSS custom property--colour: #5201D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.16:1

Contrast with white9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#ADFE2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00547Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.1 Blue violet · ΔE 15.5 Dark violet · ΔE 18.2 Blue · ΔE 24.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4 Dark blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#81D201

Analogous#0118D2, #BB01D2

Triadic#D25201, #01D252

Split complementary#D2BB01, #18D201

Tetradic#D20118, #81D201, #01D2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C5A0FF

Lighter +30%#A66EFE

Lighter +20%#873BFE

Lighter +10%#6708FE

Darker −10%#3E019F

Darker −20%#2A016C

Darker −30%#17003A

Darker −40%#030007

More saturated +25%#5200D3

Less saturated −25%#581BB8

Channel breakdown

R82

B210

Red82 (32.2%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue263.25°

Saturation (HSL)99.05%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 01 · B D2

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Colour values

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