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Recognised as Colour

#531EC7

  • #531EC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#531EC7 is a violet with RGB values 83, 30, 199 and HSL 259°, 74%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#531EC7#531EC7
HEX#531EC7
RGBrgb(83, 30, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1176, 0.7804
RGB percentages32.5%, 11.8%, 78%
HSLhsl(258.8, 73.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 84.9%, 78%)
CMYK58.3%, 84.9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,447,367
CSS custom property--colour: #531EC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#ACE138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#115477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Medium blue · ΔE 17.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Dark blue · ΔE 21.6Navy · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92C71E
Analogous#1E3DC7, #A81EC7
Triadic#C7531E, #1EC753
Split complementary#C7A81E, #3DC71E
Tetradic#C71E3D, #92C71E, #1EC7A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEBCF5
Lighter +30%#AD90EE
Lighter +20%#8D63E8
Lighter +10%#6C37E1
Darker −10%#41179B
Darker −20%#2E116E
Darker −30%#1C0A42
Darker −40%#090316
More saturated +25%#4801E4
Less saturated −25%#5E3BAA

Channel breakdown

R83
G30
B199
Red83 (32.5%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue258.82°
Saturation (HSL)73.8%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 1E · B C7

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