Colour

#5321B2

#5321B2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#5321B2 is a violet with RGB values 83, 33, 178 and HSL 261°, 69%, 41%. 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 blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5321B2

RGBrgb(83, 33, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1294, 0.698

RGB percentages32.5%, 12.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(260.7, 68.7%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 81.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK53.4%, 81.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,448,114

CSS custom property--colour: #5321B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.42:1

Contrast with white9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#ACDE4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2E4C6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.6 Indigo · ΔE 17.2 Navy · ΔE 18.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 21 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80B221

Analogous#2137B2, #9C21B2

Triadic#B25321, #21B253

Split complementary#B29C21, #37B221

Tetradic#B22137, #80B221, #21B29C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5AFF0

Lighter +30%#A684E8

Lighter +20%#8759E0

Lighter +10%#692ED8

Darker −10%#3F1987

Darker −20%#2B115C

Darker −30%#170931

Darker −40%#030106

More saturated +25%#4B07CC

Less saturated −25%#5B3B98

Channel breakdown

R83

G33

B178

Red83 (32.5%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue260.69°

Saturation (HSL)68.72%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 21 · B B2

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