#520085

Color #520085

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 2.07 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#520085

RGB

rgb(82, 0, 133)

HSL

hsl(277, 100%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277, 100%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.3%, 100%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(21.9, 53.11, -52.82)

LCH

lch(21.9, 74.9, 315.16)

OKLCH

oklch(35.2%, 0.1832, 304.55)

HWB

hwb(277, 0%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#338500

Analogous

#100085

#520085

#850076

Triadic

#520085

#855200

#008552

Split-complementary

#520085

#768500

#008510

Tetradic

#520085

#850033

#338500

#008552

Square

#520085

#851000

#338500

#007685

Shades

Color #520085 mixed toward black.

#44006f

#370059

#290043

#1b002c

#0e0016

Tints

Color #520085 mixed toward white.

#7900c4

#9f04ff

#b743ff

#cf81ff

#e7c0ff

Tones

Color #520085 mixed toward gray.

#4f0b7a

#4d166f

#4a2164

#482c59

#45374e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.7:1

White text reads better on this background (12.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3d75 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#414571 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#506662 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 28

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #520085;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#520085]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#520085 (#520085) is rgb(82, 0, 133) in RGB.

No, #520085 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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