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Recognised as Colour

#52235B

  • #52235B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#52235B is a magenta with RGB values 82, 35, 91 and HSL 290°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#52235B#52235B
HEX#52235B
RGBrgb(82, 35, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1373, 0.3569
RGB percentages32.2%, 13.7%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(290.4, 44.4%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 61.5%, 35.7%)
CMYK9.9%, 61.5%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,383,003
CSS custom property--colour: #52235B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12:1
Contrast with white12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#ADDCA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#18335Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#28385Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#532B3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Midnight blue · ΔE 26.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Purple · ΔE 31Indigo · ΔE 35.6Dark magenta · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C5B23
Analogous#36235B, #5B2348
Triadic#5B5223, #235B52
Split complementary#485B23, #235B36
Tetradic#5B3623, #2C5B23, #23485B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C07DCD
Lighter +30%#AE58BF
Lighter +20%#943FA5
Lighter +10%#733180
Darker −10%#311536
Darker −20%#100711
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D136B
Less saturated −25%#47334B

Channel breakdown

R82
G35
B91
Red82 (32.2%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue290.36°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 23 · B 5B

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