Recognised as Colour

#5207CF

#5207CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5207CF is a violet with RGB values 82, 7, 207 and HSL 263°, 93%, 42%. 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#5207CF

RGBrgb(82, 7, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.0275, 0.8118

RGB percentages32.2%, 2.7%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(262.5, 93.5%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 96.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK60.4%, 96.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,375,951

CSS custom property--colour: #5207CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.17:1

Contrast with white9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#ADF830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004CD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10 Blue violet · ΔE 14.5 Dark violet · ΔE 17.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7 Blue · ΔE 26.8 Dark blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84CF07

Analogous#0720CF, #B607CF

Triadic#CF5207, #07CF52

Split complementary#CFB607, #20CF07

Tetradic#CF0720, #84CF07, #07CFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6A6FC

Lighter +30%#A775FA

Lighter +20%#8743F9

Lighter +10%#6812F7

Darker −10%#3E059E

Darker −20%#2B046C

Darker −30%#17023B

Darker −40%#04000A

More saturated +25%#5000D6

Less saturated −25%#5922B4

Channel breakdown

R82

B207

Red82 (32.2%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue262.5°

Saturation (HSL)93.46%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 07 · B CF

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