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Recognised as Colour

#521F72

  • #521F72
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#521F72 is a violet with RGB values 82, 31, 114 and HSL 277°, 57%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#521F72#521F72
HEX#521F72
RGBrgb(82, 31, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1216, 0.4471
RGB percentages32.2%, 12.2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(276.9, 57.2%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 72.8%, 44.7%)
CMYK28.1%, 72.8%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,382,002
CSS custom property--colour: #521F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#ADE08D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003674no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E3970no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4D3146no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.2Midnight blue · ΔE 15.7Indigo · ΔE 20.3Purple · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F721F
Analogous#281F72, #721F69
Triadic#72521F, #1F7252
Split complementary#69721F, #1F7229
Tetradic#72291F, #3F721F, #1F6972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B980DD
Lighter +30%#A358D2
Lighter +20%#8C35C2
Lighter +10%#6F2A9A
Darker −10%#35144A
Darker −20%#180922
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#560D84
Less saturated −25%#4E3160

Channel breakdown

R82
G31
B114
Red82 (32.2%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue276.87°
Saturation (HSL)57.24%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 1F · B 72

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