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Recognised as Colour

#5C2B82

  • #5C2B82
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5C2B82 is a violet with RGB values 92, 43, 130 and HSL 274°, 50%, 34%. 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

#5C2B82#5C2B82
HEX#5C2B82
RGBrgb(92, 43, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1686, 0.5098
RGB percentages36.1%, 16.9%, 51%
HSLhsl(273.8, 50.3%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 66.9%, 51%)
CMYK29.2%, 66.9%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,040,450
CSS custom property--colour: #5C2B82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#A3D47D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#004185no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#184380no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#563D52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#51822B
Analogous#302B82, #822B7D
Triadic#825C2B, #2B825C
Split complementary#7C822B, #2B8231
Tetradic#82312B, #51822B, #2B7D82

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C19BDE
Lighter +30%#A975D1
Lighter +20%#914EC5
Lighter +10%#7738A8
Darker −10%#411E5C
Darker −20%#261235
Darker −30%#0B050F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F1598
Less saturated −25%#59416C

Channel breakdown

R92
G43
B130
Red92 (36.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue273.79°
Saturation (HSL)50.29%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 2B · B 82

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