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Recognised as Colour

#522CDA

  • #522CDA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#522CDA is a blue with RGB values 82, 44, 218 and HSL 253°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#522CDA#522CDA
HEX#522CDA
RGBrgb(82, 44, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1725, 0.8549
RGB percentages32.2%, 17.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(253.1, 70.2%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 79.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK62.4%, 79.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,385,434
CSS custom property--colour: #522CDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#ADD325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.4Medium blue · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Dark blue · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4DA2C
Analogous#2C5DDA, #A92CDA
Triadic#DA522C, #2CDA52
Split complementary#DAA92C, #5DDA2C
Tetradic#DA2C5D, #B4DA2C, #2CDAA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0DAF8
Lighter +30%#BDAEF1
Lighter +20%#9983E9
Lighter +10%#7657E2
Darker −10%#401FB4
Darker −20%#301888
Darker −30%#21105D
Darker −40%#120931
More saturated +25%#410DF9
Less saturated −25%#634BBB

Channel breakdown

R82
G44
B218
Red82 (32.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue253.1°
Saturation (HSL)70.16%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2C · B DA

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