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Recognised as Colour

#5222C1

  • #5222C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5222C1 is a violet with RGB values 82, 34, 193 and HSL 258°, 70%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5222C1#5222C1
HEX#5222C1
RGBrgb(82, 34, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1333, 0.7569
RGB percentages32.2%, 13.3%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(258.1, 70%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 82.4%, 75.7%)
CMYK57.5%, 82.4%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,382,849
CSS custom property--colour: #5222C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#ADDD3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#185374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Dark blue · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.3Medium blue · ΔE 20.9Navy · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91C122
Analogous#2241C1, #A222C1
Triadic#C15222, #22C152
Split complementary#C1A122, #42C122
Tetradic#C12241, #91C122, #22C1A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDBCF3
Lighter +30%#AC90EC
Lighter +20%#8B65E4
Lighter +10%#6B3ADC
Darker −10%#401A96
Darker −20%#2D136A
Darker −30%#1B0B3F
Darker −40%#080314
More saturated +25%#4706DD
Less saturated −25%#5D3EA5

Channel breakdown

R82
G34
B193
Red82 (32.2%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue258.11°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 22 · B C1

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