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Colour

#523A82

  • #523A82
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#523A82 is a violet with RGB values 82, 58, 130 and HSL 260°, 38%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#523A82#523A82
HEX#523A82
RGBrgb(82, 58, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2275, 0.5098
RGB percentages32.2%, 22.7%, 51%
HSLhsl(260, 38.3%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 55.4%, 51%)
CMYK36.9%, 55.4%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,388,930
CSS custom property--colour: #523A82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.9 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#444444
Inverted#ADC57D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C4884no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#234780no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#474958no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Dark slateblue · ΔE 5.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4Midnight blue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Indigo · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A823A
Analogous#3A4682, #763A82
Triadic#82523A, #3A8252
Split complementary#82763A, #46823A
Tetradic#823A46, #6A823A, #3A8276

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCADDB
Lighter +30%#A08ACB
Lighter +20%#8367BB
Lighter +10%#684AA5
Darker −10%#3C2A5F
Darker −20%#261B3B
Darker −30%#0F0B18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A239A
Less saturated −25%#5A526A

Channel breakdown

R82
G58
B130
Red82 (32.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)38.3%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 3A · B 82

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