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Recognised as Colour

#520CCF

  • #520CCF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#520CCF is a violet with RGB values 82, 12, 207 and HSL 262°, 89%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#520CCF#520CCF
HEX#520CCF
RGBrgb(82, 12, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.0471, 0.8118
RGB percentages32.2%, 4.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(261.5, 89%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 94.2%, 81.2%)
CMYK60.4%, 94.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,377,231
CSS custom property--colour: #520CCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#ADF330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.4Blue violet · ΔE 14.1Dark violet · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 26.1Dark blue · ΔE 27.5Blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89CF0C
Analogous#0C28CF, #B40CCF
Triadic#CF520C, #0CCF52
Split complementary#CFB40C, #28CF0C
Tetradic#CF0C27, #89CF0C, #0CCFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9ADFA
Lighter +30%#A97DF7
Lighter +20%#894CF5
Lighter +10%#691CF2
Darker −10%#3F099F
Darker −20%#2C066F
Darker −30%#19043E
Darker −40%#06010E
More saturated +25%#4F00DB
Less saturated −25%#5A27B4

Channel breakdown

R82
G12
B207
Red82 (32.2%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue261.54°
Saturation (HSL)89.04%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 0C · B CF

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