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Recognised as Colour

#5526DC

  • #5526DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5526DC is a violet with RGB values 85, 38, 220 and HSL 255°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5526DC#5526DC
HEX#5526DC
RGBrgb(85, 38, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.149, 0.8627
RGB percentages33.3%, 14.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(255.5, 72.2%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 82.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK61.4%, 82.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,580,508
CSS custom property--colour: #5526DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#AAD923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006084no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.7Medium blue · ΔE 13.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.6Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark blue · ΔE 28.4Blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADDC26
Analogous#2652DC, #B026DC
Triadic#DC5526, #26DC55
Split complementary#DCB026, #52DC26
Tetradic#DC2652, #ADDC26, #26DCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFD6F8
Lighter +30%#BCAAF1
Lighter +20%#9A7EEA
Lighter +10%#7752E3
Darker −10%#431DB2
Darker −20%#331686
Darker −30%#220F5A
Darker −40%#12082E
More saturated +25%#4607FB
Less saturated −25%#6446BD

Channel breakdown

R85
G38
B220
Red85 (33.3%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue255.49°
Saturation (HSL)72.22%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 26 · B DC

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