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Recognised as Colour

#522A5F

  • #522A5F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#522A5F is a violet with RGB values 82, 42, 95 and HSL 285°, 39%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#522A5F#522A5F
HEX#522A5F
RGBrgb(82, 42, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1647, 0.3725
RGB percentages32.2%, 16.5%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(285.3, 38.7%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 55.8%, 37.3%)
CMYK13.7%, 55.8%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,384,799
CSS custom property--colour: #522A5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#ADD5A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3861no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C3C5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#523240no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2Midnight blue · ΔE 27.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5Purple · ΔE 33.5Indigo · ΔE 37.7Dark magenta · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#375F2A
Analogous#372A5F, #5F2A52
Triadic#5F522A, #2A5F52
Split complementary#525F2A, #2A5F37
Tetradic#5F372A, #375F2A, #2A525F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB8ACB
Lighter +30%#A766BC
Lighter +20%#8F49A6
Lighter +10%#713A82
Darker −10%#331A3C
Darker −20%#150B18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B1970
Less saturated −25%#493B4E

Channel breakdown

R82
G42
B95
Red82 (32.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue285.28°
Saturation (HSL)38.69%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2A · B 5F

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