Colour

#852EFF

#852EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#852EFF is a violet with RGB values 133, 46, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#852EFF#852EFF

HEX#852EFF

RGBrgb(133, 46, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.1804, 1

RGB percentages52.2%, 18%, 100%

HSLhsl(265, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265, 82%, 100%)

CMYK47.8%, 82%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,728,319

CSS custom property--colour: #852EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#7AD100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0065FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5F6E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.8 Dark violet · ΔE 17.8 Medium blue · ΔE 21.3 Blue · ΔE 24.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 29 Fuchsia · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8FF2E

Analogous#2E3FFF, #EE2EFF

Triadic#FF852E, #2EFF85

Split complementary#FFEE2E, #3FFF2E

Tetradic#FF2E3F, #A8FF2E, #2EFFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAFF

Lighter +30%#DEC7FF

Lighter +20%#C194FF

Lighter +10%#A361FF

Darker −10%#6800FA

Darker −20%#5300C7

Darker −30%#3E0094

Darker −40%#280061

More saturated +25%#852EFF

Less saturated −25%#8948E5

Channel breakdown

R133

G46

B255

Red133 (52.2%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue264.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 2E · B FF

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