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Recognised as Colour

#572CC7

  • #572CC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#572CC7 is a violet with RGB values 87, 44, 199 and HSL 257°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#572CC7#572CC7
HEX#572CC7
RGBrgb(87, 44, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1725, 0.7804
RGB percentages34.1%, 17.3%, 78%
HSLhsl(256.6, 63.8%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 77.9%, 78%)
CMYK56.3%, 77.9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,713,095
CSS custom property--colour: #572CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#A8D338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#225979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Dark blue · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 21.3Medium blue · ΔE 23.3Navy · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CC72C
Analogous#2C4FC7, #A42CC7
Triadic#C7572C, #2CC757
Split complementary#C7A42C, #4FC72C
Tetradic#C72C4E, #9CC72C, #2CC7A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7CBF4
Lighter +30%#B6A2EA
Lighter +20%#9578E1
Lighter +10%#744ED8
Darker −10%#45239D
Darker −20%#321A73
Darker −30%#20104A
Darker −40%#0E0720
More saturated +25%#490EE5
Less saturated −25%#654AA9

Channel breakdown

R87
G44
B199
Red87 (34.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue256.65°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 2C · B C7

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