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Recognised as Colour

#522EA4

  • #522EA4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#522EA4 is a violet with RGB values 82, 46, 164 and HSL 258°, 56%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#522EA4#522EA4
HEX#522EA4
RGBrgb(82, 46, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1804, 0.6431
RGB percentages32.2%, 18%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(258.3, 56.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 72%, 64.3%)
CMYK50%, 72%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,385,892
CSS custom property--colour: #522EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#ADD15B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#364D66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.1Indigo · ΔE 13.1Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Navy · ΔE 19Dark blue · ΔE 20Midnight blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80A42E
Analogous#2E45A4, #8D2EA4
Triadic#A4522E, #2EA452
Split complementary#A48D2E, #45A42E
Tetradic#A42E45, #80A42E, #2EA48D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4B4EA
Lighter +30%#A58CDF
Lighter +20%#8664D4
Lighter +10%#673DC8
Darker −10%#3E237C
Darker −20%#2A1854
Darker −30%#160C2D
Darker −40%#020105
More saturated +25%#4814BE
Less saturated −25%#5C488A

Channel breakdown

R82
G46
B164
Red82 (32.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue258.31°
Saturation (HSL)56.19%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 2E · B A4

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