Colour

#852A95

#852A95
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#852A95 is a magenta with RGB values 133, 42, 149 and HSL 291°, 56%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#852A95

RGBrgb(133, 42, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.1647, 0.5843

RGB percentages52.2%, 16.5%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(291, 56%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291, 71.8%, 58.4%)

CMYK10.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,727,189

CSS custom property--colour: #852A95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.6:1

Contrast with white7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#7AD56A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004D98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#375792no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Tritanopia#863E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 9 Dark magenta · ΔE 10 Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.7 Indigo · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A952A

Analogous#502A95, #952A70

Triadic#95852A, #2A9585

Split complementary#70952A, #2A954F

Tetradic#954F2A, #3A952A, #2A7095

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCA5E6

Lighter +30%#CD7EDA

Lighter +20%#BD56CF

Lighter +10%#A935BD

Darker −10%#611F6D

Darker −20%#3E1445

Darker −30%#1A081E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9612AD

Less saturated −25%#74427D

Channel breakdown

R133

G42

B149

Red133 (52.2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue291.03°

Saturation (HSL)56.02%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 2A · B 95

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