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Recognised as Colour

#8952F8

  • #8952F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8952F8 is a violet with RGB values 137, 82, 248 and HSL 260°, 92%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8952F8#8952F8
HEX#8952F8
RGBrgb(137, 82, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3216, 0.9725
RGB percentages53.7%, 32.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(259.9, 92.2%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.9, 66.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK44.8%, 66.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,999,672
CSS custom property--colour: #8952F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#76AD07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#687B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.6Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Dark violet · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 27.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1F852
Analogous#526EF8, #DC52F8
Triadic#F88952, #52F889
Split complementary#F8DC52, #6EF852
Tetradic#F8526E, #C1F852, #52F8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE5FE
Lighter +20%#CCB4FC
Lighter +10%#AA83FA
Darker −10%#6821F6
Darker −20%#4F09DB
Darker −30%#3D07AA
Darker −40%#2B0579
More saturated +25%#874BFF
Less saturated −25%#9168E2

Channel breakdown

R137
G82
B248
Red137 (53.7%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue259.88°
Saturation (HSL)92.22%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 52 · B F8

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