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Colour

#532E5C

  • #532E5C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#532E5C is a violet with RGB values 83, 46, 92 and HSL 288°, 33%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#532E5C#532E5C
HEX#532E5C
RGBrgb(83, 46, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.1804, 0.3608
RGB percentages32.5%, 18%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(288.3, 33.3%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 50%, 36.1%)
CMYK9.8%, 50%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,451,356
CSS custom property--colour: #532E5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#ACD1A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273A5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#313E5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#533440no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.5Purple · ΔE 37.2Dim grey · ΔE 37.9Slate grey · ΔE 40.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#375C2E
Analogous#3C2E5C, #5C2E4E
Triadic#5C532E, #2E5C53
Split complementary#4E5C2E, #2E5C3C
Tetradic#5C3C2E, #375C2E, #2E4E5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC8FC7
Lighter +30%#A86DB6
Lighter +20%#9050A0
Lighter +10%#723F7E
Darker −10%#341D3A
Darker −20%#160C18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E1D6D
Less saturated −25%#493F4B

Channel breakdown

R83
G46
B92
Red83 (32.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue288.26°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 2E · B 5C

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