Recognised as Colour

#522EBB

#522EBB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#522EBB is a violet with RGB values 82, 46, 187 and HSL 255°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#522EBB#522EBB

HEX#522EBB

RGBrgb(82, 46, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.1804, 0.7333

RGB percentages32.2%, 18%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(255.3, 60.5%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 75.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK56.1%, 75.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,385,915

CSS custom property--colour: #522EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#ADD144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#215673no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.8 Indigo · ΔE 19.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5 Navy · ΔE 20.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#97BB2E

Analogous#2E50BB, #982EBB

Triadic#BB522E, #2EBB52

Split complementary#BB992E, #50BB2E

Tetradic#BB2E51, #97BB2E, #2EBB99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D0C4F1

Lighter +30%#AF9BE7

Lighter +20%#8E73DC

Lighter +10%#6D4AD2

Darker −10%#402492

Darker −20%#2E1A69

Darker −30%#1C1040

Darker −40%#0A0617

More saturated +25%#4411D8

Less saturated −25%#604B9E

Channel breakdown

R82

G46

B187

Red82 (32.2%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue255.32°

Saturation (HSL)60.52%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 2E · B BB

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