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Recognised as Colour

#523E5B

  • #523E5B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#523E5B is a violet with RGB values 82, 62, 91 and HSL 281°, 19%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#523E5B#523E5B
HEX#523E5B
RGBrgb(82, 62, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2431, 0.3569
RGB percentages32.2%, 24.3%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(281.4, 19%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 31.9%, 35.7%)
CMYK9.9%, 31.9%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,389,915
CSS custom property--colour: #523E5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#ADC1A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A445Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E465Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#524148no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.3Gray · ΔE 31.6Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#475B3E
Analogous#443E5B, #5B3E55
Triadic#5B523E, #3E5B52
Split complementary#555B3E, #3E5B44
Tetradic#5B443E, #475B3E, #3E555B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8A4C1
Lighter +30%#A086AC
Lighter +20%#896798
Lighter +10%#6D5379
Darker −10%#37293D
Darker −20%#1B151E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#592B6E
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R82
G62
B91
Red82 (32.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue281.38°
Saturation (HSL)18.95%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 3E · B 5B

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