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Recognised as Colour

#52185B

  • #52185B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#52185B is a magenta with RGB values 82, 24, 91 and HSL 292°, 58%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#52185B#52185B
HEX#52185B
RGBrgb(82, 24, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.0941, 0.3569
RGB percentages32.2%, 9.4%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(291.9, 58.3%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 73.6%, 35.7%)
CMYK9.9%, 73.6%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,380,187
CSS custom property--colour: #52185B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#ADE7A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#032E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#213459no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#532437no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Midnight blue · ΔE 23.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9Purple · ΔE 25.5Indigo · ΔE 29.9Dark magenta · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#215B18
Analogous#31185B, #5B1842
Triadic#5B5218, #185B52
Split complementary#425B18, #185B31
Tetradic#5B3118, #215B18, #18425B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C868D7
Lighter +30%#BA40CC
Lighter +20%#9B2DAC
Lighter +10%#762383
Darker −10%#2E0D33
Darker −20%#09030A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D0A69
Less saturated −25%#47264D

Channel breakdown

R82
G24
B91
Red82 (32.2%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue291.94°
Saturation (HSL)58.26%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 18 · B 5B

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