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Recognised as Colour

#523D68

  • #523D68
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#523D68 is a violet with RGB values 82, 61, 104 and HSL 269°, 26%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#523D68#523D68
HEX#523D68
RGBrgb(82, 61, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2392, 0.4078
RGB percentages32.2%, 23.9%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(269.3, 26.1%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 41.3%, 40.8%)
CMYK21.2%, 41.3%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,389,672
CSS custom property--colour: #523D68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#ADC297

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#33456Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#384667no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4F444Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Dim grey · ΔE 32.2Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Midnight blue · ΔE 33.7Steel blue · ΔE 33.8Light slate grey · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53683D
Analogous#3D3E68, #673D68
Triadic#68523D, #3D6852
Split complementary#68673D, #3E683D
Tetradic#683D3E, #53683D, #3D6867

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8A6CB
Lighter +30%#9E86B8
Lighter +20%#8566A5
Lighter +10%#6B5088
Darker −10%#392A48
Darker −20%#1F1728
Darker −30%#060408
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#52287D
Less saturated −25%#525253

Channel breakdown

R82
G61
B104
Red82 (32.2%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue269.3°
Saturation (HSL)26.06%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 3D · B 68

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