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Recognised as Colour

#852DDE

  • #852DDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#852DDE is a violet with RGB values 133, 45, 222 and HSL 270°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#852DDE#852DDE
HEX#852DDE
RGBrgb(133, 45, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.1765, 0.8706
RGB percentages52.2%, 17.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(269.8, 72.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 79.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK40.1%, 79.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,728,030
CSS custom property--colour: #852DDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#7AD221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#705F87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 2.6Dark violet · ΔE 9.6Dark orchid · ΔE 14Medium blue · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.8Medium orchid · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 2.61, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86DE2D
Analogous#2D2DDE, #DD2DDE
Triadic#DE852D, #2DDE85
Split complementary#DEDE2D, #2DDE2D
Tetradic#DE2D2E, #86DE2D, #2DDEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDDFA
Lighter +30%#D2B1F3
Lighter +20%#B885EC
Lighter +10%#9F59E5
Darker −10%#6C1DBB
Darker −20%#52168F
Darker −30%#390F63
Darker −40%#1F0936
More saturated +25%#850FFC
Less saturated −25%#854BC0

Channel breakdown

R133
G45
B222
Red133 (52.2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue269.83°
Saturation (HSL)72.84%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 2D · B DE

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