Colour

#524E5C

#524E5C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#524E5C is a violet with RGB values 82, 78, 92 and HSL 257°, 8%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#524E5C

RGBrgb(82, 78, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3059, 0.3608

RGB percentages32.2%, 30.6%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(257.1, 8.2%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 15.2%, 36.1%)

CMYK10.9%, 15.2%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,394,012

CSS custom property--colour: #524E5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1

Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#ADB1A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B505Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C505Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#505053no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Gray · ΔE 21.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Steel blue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#585C4E

Analogous#4E515C, #594E5C

Triadic#5C524E, #4E5C52

Split complementary#5C594E, #515C4E

Tetradic#5C4E51, #585C4E, #4E5C59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9B5C1

Lighter +30%#9E9AA9

Lighter +20%#847E92

Lighter +10%#6B6578

Darker −10%#393740

Darker −20%#211F25

Darker −30%#080809

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#493971

Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R82

G78

B92

Red82 (32.2%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)8.24%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 4E · B 5C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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