Colour

#524B5C

#524B5C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#524B5C is a violet with RGB values 82, 75, 92 and HSL 265°, 10%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#524B5C#524B5C

HEX#524B5C

RGBrgb(82, 75, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2941, 0.3608

RGB percentages32.2%, 29.4%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(264.7, 10.2%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 18.5%, 36.1%)

CMYK10.9%, 18.5%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,393,244

CSS custom property--colour: #524B5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#ADB4A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#494E5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#514D51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Gray · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Steel blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#555C4B

Analogous#4B4C5C, #5A4B5C

Triadic#5C524B, #4B5C52

Split complementary#5C5A4B, #4C5C4B

Tetradic#5C4B4C, #555C4B, #4B5C5A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8B2C1

Lighter +30%#9E96AA

Lighter +20%#847A93

Lighter +10%#6B6278

Darker −10%#393440

Darker −20%#201D24

Darker −30%#070608

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E3671

Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R82

G75

B92

Red82 (32.2%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue264.71°

Saturation (HSL)10.18%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 4B · B 5C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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