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Recognised as Colour

#572A8D

  • #572A8D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#572A8D is a violet with RGB values 87, 42, 141 and HSL 267°, 54%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#572A8D#572A8D
HEX#572A8D
RGBrgb(87, 42, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1647, 0.5529
RGB percentages34.1%, 16.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(267.3, 54.1%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 70.2%, 55.3%)
CMYK38.3%, 70.2%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,712,525
CSS custom property--colour: #572A8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#A8D572

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00428Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4B4158no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 4.8Indigo · ΔE 14.5Midnight blue · ΔE 15.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Purple · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 4.81, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#608D2A
Analogous#2A2F8D, #882A8D
Triadic#8D572A, #2A8D57
Split complementary#8D882A, #2F8D2A
Tetradic#8D2A2F, #608D2A, #2A8D88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEA0E3
Lighter +30%#A479D7
Lighter +20%#8952CB
Lighter +10%#6F36B4
Darker −10%#3F1E66
Darker −20%#27133E
Darker −30%#0E0717
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5513A4
Less saturated −25%#594176

Channel breakdown

R87
G42
B141
Red87 (34.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue267.27°
Saturation (HSL)54.1%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 2A · B 8D

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