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Recognised as Colour

#52205D

  • #52205D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#52205D is a violet with RGB values 82, 32, 93 and HSL 289°, 49%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#52205D#52205D
HEX#52205D
RGBrgb(82, 32, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1255, 0.3647
RGB percentages32.2%, 12.5%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(289.2, 48.8%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 65.6%, 36.5%)
CMYK11.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,382,237
CSS custom property--colour: #52205D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#ADDFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#11325Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#25375Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#522A3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Midnight blue · ΔE 24.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2Purple · ΔE 28.5Indigo · ΔE 32.7Dark magenta · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B5D20
Analogous#34205D, #5D2049
Triadic#5D5220, #205D52
Split complementary#495D20, #205D34
Tetradic#5D3420, #2B5D20, #20495D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C178D1
Lighter +30%#AF52C4
Lighter +20%#953AA9
Lighter +10%#732D83
Darker −10%#311337
Darker −20%#0F0611
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C106D
Less saturated −25%#48304D

Channel breakdown

R82
G32
B93
Red82 (32.2%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue289.18°
Saturation (HSL)48.8%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 20 · B 5D

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