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Recognised as Colour

#5512D2

  • #5512D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5512D2 is a violet with RGB values 85, 18, 210 and HSL 261°, 84%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5512D2#5512D2
HEX#5512D2
RGBrgb(85, 18, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0706, 0.8235
RGB percentages33.3%, 7.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(260.9, 84.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 91.4%, 82.4%)
CMYK59.5%, 91.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,575,378
CSS custom property--colour: #5512D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#AAED2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00567Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.1Blue violet · ΔE 13.3Dark violet · ΔE 17.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Blue · ΔE 27.6Dark blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FD212
Analogous#122FD2, #B512D2
Triadic#D25512, #12D255
Split complementary#D2B512, #2FD212
Tetradic#D2122F, #8FD212, #12D2B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEB7F9
Lighter +30%#AE88F5
Lighter +20%#8E59F1
Lighter +10%#6E2AED
Darker −10%#420EA3
Darker −20%#2F0A74
Darker −30%#1C0645
Darker −40%#090216
More saturated +25%#5000E4
Less saturated −25%#5E2EB5

Channel breakdown

R85
G18
B210
Red85 (33.3%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue260.94°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 12 · B D2

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