Colour

#5202C9

#5202C9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5202C9 is a violet with RGB values 82, 2, 201 and HSL 264°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5202C9

RGBrgb(82, 2, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.0078, 0.7882

RGB percentages32.2%, 0.8%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(264.1, 98%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.1, 99%, 78.8%)

CMYK59.2%, 99%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,374,665

CSS custom property--colour: #5202C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1

Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#ADFD36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004ACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#055075no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.1 Blue violet · ΔE 14.4 Dark violet · ΔE 17.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6 Dark blue · ΔE 26.3 Blue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79C902

Analogous#0215C9, #B602C9

Triadic#C95202, #02C952

Split complementary#C9B602, #15C902

Tetradic#C90215, #79C902, #02C9B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C299FE

Lighter +30%#A367FD

Lighter +20%#8534FD

Lighter +10%#6703FB

Darker −10%#3D0197

Darker −20%#290164

Darker −30%#140032

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5200CB

Less saturated −25%#571BB0

Channel breakdown

R82

B201

Red82 (32.2%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue264.12°

Saturation (HSL)98.03%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 02 · B C9

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Colour values

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