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Recognised as Colour

#8952FC

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

#8952FC is a violet with RGB values 137, 82, 252 and HSL 259°, 97%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8952FC#8952FC
HEX#8952FC
RGBrgb(137, 82, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3216, 0.9882
RGB percentages53.7%, 32.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(259.4, 96.6%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 67.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK45.6%, 67.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,999,676
CSS custom property--colour: #8952FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#76AD03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#667CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.1Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark violet · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 29.6Medium blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5FC52
Analogous#5270FC, #DE52FC
Triadic#FC8952, #52FC89
Split complementary#FCDE52, #70FC52
Tetradic#FC5270, #C5FC52, #52FCDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E8FF
Lighter +20%#CDB6FE
Lighter +10%#AB84FD
Darker −10%#6720FB
Darker −20%#4C04E4
Darker −30%#3C03B2
Darker −40%#2B0280
More saturated +25%#884FFF
Less saturated −25%#9168E6

Channel breakdown

R137
G82
B252
Red137 (53.7%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue259.41°
Saturation (HSL)96.59%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 52 · B FC

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