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Recognised as Colour

#52275E

  • #52275E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#52275E is a violet with RGB values 82, 39, 94 and HSL 287°, 41%, 26%. 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

#52275E#52275E
HEX#52275E
RGBrgb(82, 39, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1529, 0.3686
RGB percentages32.2%, 15.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(286.9, 41.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 58.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK12.8%, 58.5%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,384,030
CSS custom property--colour: #52275E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#ADD8A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B3660no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A3A5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#522F3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2Midnight blue · ΔE 26.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Purple · ΔE 32Indigo · ΔE 36.3Dark magenta · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#335E27
Analogous#37275E, #5E274E
Triadic#5E5227, #275E52
Split complementary#4E5E27, #275E37
Tetradic#5E3727, #335E27, #274E5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD85CC
Lighter +30%#A961BD
Lighter +20%#9145A6
Lighter +10%#713682
Darker −10%#33183A
Darker −20%#130916
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B166F
Less saturated −25%#49384D

Channel breakdown

R82
G39
B94
Red82 (32.2%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue286.91°
Saturation (HSL)41.35%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 27 · B 5E

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