Recognised as Colour
#53279E
- #53279E
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#53279E is a violet with RGB values 83, 39, 158 and HSL 262°, 60%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#53279E#53279E
HEX#53279E
RGBrgb(83, 39, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1529, 0.6196
RGB percentages32.5%, 15.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(262.2, 60.4%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 75.3%, 62%)
CMYK47.5%, 75.3%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,449,630
CSS custom property--colour: #53279E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#ACD861
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#729E27
Analogous#27379E, #8E279E
Triadic#9E5327, #279E53
Split complementary#9E8F27, #379E27
Tetradic#9E2737, #729E27, #279E8E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G39
B158
Red83 (32.5%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue262.18°
Saturation (HSL)60.41%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 27 · B 9E
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