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Recognised as Colour

#562FB0

  • #562FB0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#562FB0 is a violet with RGB values 86, 47, 176 and HSL 258°, 58%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#562FB0#562FB0
HEX#562FB0
RGBrgb(86, 47, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1843, 0.6902
RGB percentages33.7%, 18.4%, 69%
HSLhsl(258.1, 57.8%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 73.3%, 69%)
CMYK51.1%, 73.3%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,648,304
CSS custom property--colour: #562FB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#A9D04F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#36516Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 15.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Dark blue · ΔE 18.7Navy · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89B02F
Analogous#2F49B0, #962FB0
Triadic#B0562F, #2FB056
Split complementary#B0962F, #49B02F
Tetradic#B02F49, #89B02F, #2FB096

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCBDEE
Lighter +30%#AD95E3
Lighter +20%#8D6DD8
Lighter +10%#6E45CD
Darker −10%#422488
Darker −20%#2F1A5F
Darker −30%#1B0F37
Darker −40%#07040F
More saturated +25%#4B13CC
Less saturated −25%#614B94

Channel breakdown

R86
G47
B176
Red86 (33.7%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue258.14°
Saturation (HSL)57.85%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 2F · B B0

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