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Recognised as Colour

#5222DB

  • #5222DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5222DB is a violet with RGB values 82, 34, 219 and HSL 256°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5222DB#5222DB
HEX#5222DB
RGBrgb(82, 34, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1333, 0.8588
RGB percentages32.2%, 13.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(255.6, 73.1%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 84.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK62.6%, 84.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,382,875
CSS custom property--colour: #5222DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#ADDD24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.8Blue violet · ΔE 13.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9Blue · ΔE 27.6Dark blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABDB22
Analogous#224EDB, #AF22DB
Triadic#DB5222, #22DB52
Split complementary#DBAF22, #4EDB22
Tetradic#DB224E, #ABDB22, #22DBAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD1F8
Lighter +30%#B9A5F1
Lighter +20%#9679EA
Lighter +10%#744DE3
Darker −10%#411BAF
Darker −20%#311483
Darker −30%#200D57
Darker −40%#10072A
More saturated +25%#4302FB
Less saturated −25%#6142BB

Channel breakdown

R82
G34
B219
Red82 (32.2%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue255.57°
Saturation (HSL)73.12%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 22 · B DB

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