Recognised as Colour
#52048D
- #52048D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#52048D is a violet with RGB values 82, 4, 141 and HSL 274°, 94%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#52048D#52048D
HEX#52048D
RGBrgb(82, 4, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.0157, 0.5529
RGB percentages32.2%, 1.6%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(274.2, 94.5%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.2, 97.2%, 55.3%)
CMYK41.8%, 97.2%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,375,117
CSS custom property--colour: #52048D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#ADFB72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3F8D04
Analogous#0E048D, #8D0483
Triadic#8D5204, #048D52
Split complementary#838D04, #048D0E
Tetradic#8D0E04, #3F8D04, #04838D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G4
B141
Red82 (32.2%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue274.16°
Saturation (HSL)94.48%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 04 · B 8D
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