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Recognised as Colour

#572CAC

  • #572CAC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#572CAC is a violet with RGB values 87, 44, 172 and HSL 260°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#572CAC#572CAC
HEX#572CAC
RGBrgb(87, 44, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1725, 0.6745
RGB percentages34.1%, 17.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(260.2, 59.3%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 74.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK49.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,713,068
CSS custom property--colour: #572CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#A8D353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3B4E6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.3Dark blue · ΔE 18.3Navy · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81AC2C
Analogous#2C41AC, #972CAC
Triadic#AC572C, #2CAC57
Split complementary#AC972C, #41AC2C
Tetradic#AC2C41, #81AC2C, #2CAC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9B7ED
Lighter +30%#AB8FE2
Lighter +20%#8C66D8
Lighter +10%#6E3ECE
Darker −10%#422283
Darker −20%#2E175B
Darker −30%#190D32
Darker −40%#05020A
More saturated +25%#4E11C7
Less saturated −25%#604791

Channel breakdown

R87
G44
B172
Red87 (34.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue260.16°
Saturation (HSL)59.26%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 2C · B AC

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