Recognised as Colour
#5820B2
- #5820B2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#5820B2 is a violet with RGB values 88, 32, 178 and HSL 263°, 70%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#5820B2#5820B2
HEX#5820B2
RGBrgb(88, 32, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.1255, 0.698
RGB percentages34.5%, 12.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(263, 69.5%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263, 82%, 69.8%)
CMYK50.6%, 82%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,775,538
CSS custom property--colour: #5820B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#A7DF4D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7AB220
Analogous#2031B2, #A120B2
Triadic#B25820, #20B258
Split complementary#B2A120, #31B220
Tetradic#B22031, #7AB220, #20B2A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R88
G32
B178
Red88 (34.5%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue263.01°
Saturation (HSL)69.52%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 20 · B B2
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