Recognised as Colour

#562AB8

#562AB8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#562AB8 is a violet with RGB values 86, 42, 184 and HSL 259°, 63%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#562AB8

RGBrgb(86, 42, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1647, 0.7216

RGB percentages33.7%, 16.5%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(258.6, 62.8%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 77.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK53.3%, 77.2%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,647,032

CSS custom property--colour: #562AB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1

Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#A9D547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#305270no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.5 Indigo · ΔE 18.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3 Navy · ΔE 19.9 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8CB82A

Analogous#2A45B8, #9D2AB8

Triadic#B8562A, #2AB856

Split complementary#B89D2A, #45B82A

Tetradic#B82A45, #8CB82A, #2AB89D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CDBEF0

Lighter +30%#AE94E7

Lighter +20%#8E6BDD

Lighter +10%#6F41D4

Darker −10%#43218E

Darker −20%#2F1765

Darker −30%#1C0E3B

Darker −40%#080412

More saturated +25%#4B0ED4

Less saturated −25%#61469C

Channel breakdown

R86

G42

B184

Red86 (33.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue258.59°

Saturation (HSL)62.83%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 2A · B B8

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