Recognised as Colour

#520EED

#520EED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#520EED is a violet with RGB values 82, 14, 237 and HSL 258°, 89%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#520EED#520EED

HEX#520EED

RGBrgb(82, 14, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.0549, 0.9294

RGB percentages32.2%, 5.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(258.3, 88.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 94.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK65.4%, 94.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,377,773

CSS custom property--colour: #520EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1

Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#ADF112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00628Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.2 Blue · ΔE 14.8 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.3 Dark blue · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9ED0E

Analogous#0E3AED, #C20EED

Triadic#ED520E, #0EED52

Split complementary#EDC20E, #39ED0E

Tetradic#ED0E3A, #A9ED0E, #0EEDC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DACBFC

Lighter +30%#B89BF9

Lighter +20%#956BF6

Lighter +10%#733BF3

Darker −10%#410BBD

Darker −20%#31088D

Darker −30%#20055D

Darker −40%#0F032C

More saturated +25%#4D00FB

Less saturated −25%#5E2DCE

Channel breakdown

R82

G14

B237

Red82 (32.2%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue258.3°

Saturation (HSL)88.84%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 0E · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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