Colour

#82518C

#82518C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#82518C is a violet with RGB values 130, 81, 140 and HSL 290°, 27%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#82518C

RGBrgb(130, 81, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.3176, 0.549

RGB percentages51%, 31.8%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(289.8, 26.7%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 42.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK7.1%, 42.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,540,556

CSS custom property--colour: #82518C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#7DAE73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#49608Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#56658Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#835868no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2 Medium purple · ΔE 29.2 Plum · ΔE 31.5 Purple · ΔE 32.8 Orchid · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5B8C51

Analogous#64518C, #8C5179

Triadic#8C8251, #518C82

Split complementary#798C51, #518C64

Tetradic#8C6451, #5B8C51, #51798C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCC9E0

Lighter +30%#C7A9CD

Lighter +20%#B289BA

Lighter +10%#9D68A8

Darker −10%#643E6C

Darker −20%#462C4B

Darker −30%#28192B

Darker −40%#0A060B

More saturated +25%#9435A8

Less saturated −25%#706D70

Channel breakdown

R130

G81

B140

Red130 (51%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue289.83°

Saturation (HSL)26.7%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 51 · B 8C

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