Recognised as Colour

#A852FD

#A852FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#A852FD is a violet with RGB values 168, 82, 253 and HSL 270°, 98%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A852FD#A852FD

HEX#A852FD

RGBrgb(168, 82, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3216, 0.9922

RGB percentages65.9%, 32.2%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(270.2, 97.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 67.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK33.6%, 67.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,031,293

CSS custom property--colour: #A852FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#57AD02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#007FF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9779A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2 Dark violet · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1 Slate blue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7FD52

Analogous#5252FD, #FD52FD

Triadic#FDA852, #52FDA8

Split complementary#FCFD52, #52FD53

Tetradic#FD5352, #A7FD52, #52FDFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E9FF

Lighter +20%#DBB7FE

Lighter +10%#C184FE

Darker −10%#8F20FC

Darker −20%#7503E6

Darker −30%#5C02B4

Darker −40%#420182

More saturated +25%#A850FF

Less saturated −25%#A868E7

Channel breakdown

R168

G82

B253

Red168 (65.9%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue270.18°

Saturation (HSL)97.71%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 52 · B FD

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