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Colour

#52358D

  • #52358D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#52358D is a violet with RGB values 82, 53, 141 and HSL 260°, 45%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#52358D#52358D
HEX#52358D
RGBrgb(82, 53, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2078, 0.5529
RGB percentages32.2%, 20.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(259.8, 45.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 62.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK41.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,387,661
CSS custom property--colour: #52358D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#ADCA72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004890no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#03458Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#43495Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.7Midnight blue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Indigo · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#708D35
Analogous#35448D, #7E358D
Triadic#8D5235, #358D52
Split complementary#8D7E35, #448D35
Tetradic#8D3544, #708D35, #358D7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEAEE0
Lighter +30%#A189D2
Lighter +20%#8363C5
Lighter +10%#6843B2
Darker −10%#3C2768
Darker −20%#271943
Darker −30%#110B1E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A1DA5
Less saturated −25%#5A4D75

Channel breakdown

R82
G53
B141
Red82 (32.2%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue259.77°
Saturation (HSL)45.36%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 35 · B 8D

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