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Colour

#522AA0

  • #522AA0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#522AA0 is a violet with RGB values 82, 42, 160 and HSL 260°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#522AA0#522AA0
HEX#522AA0
RGBrgb(82, 42, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1647, 0.6275
RGB percentages32.2%, 16.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(260.3, 58.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 73.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK48.8%, 73.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,384,864
CSS custom property--colour: #522AA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#ADD55F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#00439Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#394962no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11Indigo · ΔE 11.6Navy · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Dark blue · ΔE 19.2Midnight blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78A02A
Analogous#2A3DA0, #8D2AA0
Triadic#A0522A, #2AA052
Split complementary#A08D2A, #3DA02A
Tetradic#A02A3D, #78A02A, #2AA08D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1ADE9
Lighter +30%#A384DF
Lighter +20%#855CD4
Lighter +10%#6735C8
Darker −10%#3D1F78
Darker −20%#29154F
Darker −30%#140A27
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A11B9
Less saturated −25%#5A4387

Channel breakdown

R82
G42
B160
Red82 (32.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue260.34°
Saturation (HSL)58.42%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2A · B A0

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