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Recognised as Colour

#9C52F8

  • #9C52F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9C52F8 is a violet with RGB values 156, 82, 248 and HSL 267°, 92%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9C52F8#9C52F8
HEX#9C52F8
RGBrgb(156, 82, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3216, 0.9725
RGB percentages61.2%, 32.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(266.7, 92.2%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 66.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK37.1%, 66.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,244,856
CSS custom property--colour: #9C52F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#63AD07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007AF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#87799Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.8Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEF852
Analogous#525BF8, #EF52F8
Triadic#F89C52, #52F89C
Split complementary#F8EF52, #5BF852
Tetradic#F8525B, #AEF852, #52F8EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E5FE
Lighter +20%#D4B4FC
Lighter +10%#B883FA
Darker −10%#8021F6
Darker −20%#6709DB
Darker −30%#5007AA
Darker −40%#390579
More saturated +25%#9B4BFF
Less saturated −25%#9E68E2

Channel breakdown

R156
G82
B248
Red156 (61.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue266.75°
Saturation (HSL)92.22%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 52 · B F8

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