Colour

#5218B2

#5218B2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#5218B2 is a violet with RGB values 82, 24, 178 and HSL 263°, 76%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5218B2

RGBrgb(82, 24, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.0941, 0.698

RGB percentages32.2%, 9.4%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(262.6, 76.2%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 86.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK53.9%, 86.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,380,274

CSS custom property--colour: #5218B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.85:1

Contrast with white9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#ADE74D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2C4A69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.6 Blue violet · ΔE 19 Indigo · ΔE 19 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1 Navy · ΔE 19.2 Dark violet · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78B218

Analogous#182BB2, #9F18B2

Triadic#B25218, #18B252

Split complementary#B29F18, #2BB218

Tetradic#B2182B, #78B218, #18B29F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1A3F3

Lighter +30%#A376ED

Lighter +20%#8549E7

Lighter +10%#671EDF

Darker −10%#3D1285

Darker −20%#290C58

Darker −30%#14062B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4C00CA

Less saturated −25%#583199

Channel breakdown

R82

G24

B178

Red82 (32.2%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue262.6°

Saturation (HSL)76.24%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 18 · B B2

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