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Recognised as Colour

#532B60

  • #532B60
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#532B60 is a violet with RGB values 83, 43, 96 and HSL 285°, 38%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#532B60#532B60
HEX#532B60
RGBrgb(83, 43, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1686, 0.3765
RGB percentages32.5%, 16.9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(285.3, 38.1%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 55.2%, 37.6%)
CMYK13.5%, 55.2%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,450,592
CSS custom property--colour: #532B60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#ACD49F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#203962no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D3D5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#533341no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5Purple · ΔE 33.5Indigo · ΔE 37.8Dark magenta · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38602B
Analogous#392B60, #602B53
Triadic#60532B, #2B6053
Split complementary#53602B, #2B6039
Tetradic#60382B, #38602B, #2B5360

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC8CCB
Lighter +30%#A768BC
Lighter +20%#904BA6
Lighter +10%#713B83
Darker −10%#351B3D
Darker −20%#160B1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C1A71
Less saturated −25%#4A3C4F

Channel breakdown

R83
G43
B96
Red83 (32.5%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue285.28°
Saturation (HSL)38.13%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 2B · B 60

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