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Recognised as Colour

#5205DE

  • #5205DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5205DE is a violet with RGB values 82, 5, 222 and HSL 261°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5205DE#5205DE
HEX#5205DE
RGBrgb(82, 5, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.0196, 0.8706
RGB percentages32.2%, 2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(261.3, 95.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 97.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK63.1%, 97.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,375,454
CSS custom property--colour: #5205DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#ADFA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.2Blue violet · ΔE 17.7Blue · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 32Dark blue · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91DE05
Analogous#0525DE, #BE05DE
Triadic#DE5205, #05DE52
Split complementary#DEBE05, #25DE05
Tetradic#DE0525, #91DE05, #05DEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDB2FD
Lighter +30%#AC80FC
Lighter +20%#8B4EFB
Lighter +10%#6B1CFA
Darker −10%#4004AC
Darker −20%#2D037A
Darker −30%#1B0248
Darker −40%#080116
More saturated +25%#5100E3
Less saturated −25%#5A21C2

Channel breakdown

R82
G5
B222
Red82 (32.2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue261.29°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 05 · B DE

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