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Recognised as Colour

#52226D

  • #52226D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#52226D is a violet with RGB values 82, 34, 109 and HSL 278°, 52%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#52226D#52226D
HEX#52226D
RGBrgb(82, 34, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1333, 0.4275
RGB percentages32.2%, 13.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(278.4, 52.4%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 68.8%, 42.7%)
CMYK24.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,382,765
CSS custom property--colour: #52226D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#ADDD92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00366Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#193A6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4F3144no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Midnight blue · ΔE 17.7Purple · ΔE 23.7Indigo · ΔE 24.7Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D6D22
Analogous#2D226D, #6D2262
Triadic#6D5222, #226D52
Split complementary#626D22, #226D2D
Tetradic#6D2D22, #3D6D22, #22626D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B983D8
Lighter +30%#A45CCC
Lighter +20%#8C3ABB
Lighter +10%#6F2E94
Darker −10%#351646
Darker −20%#180A1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#57107F
Less saturated −25%#4D345B

Channel breakdown

R82
G34
B109
Red82 (32.2%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue278.4°
Saturation (HSL)52.45%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 22 · B 6D

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