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Recognised as Colour

#B052E4

  • #B052E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B052E4 is a violet with RGB values 176, 82, 228 and HSL 279°, 73%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B052E4#B052E4
HEX#B052E4
RGBrgb(176, 82, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.3216, 0.8941
RGB percentages69%, 32.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(278.6, 73%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 64%, 89.4%)
CMYK22.8%, 64%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,555,556
CSS custom property--colour: #B052E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#4FAD1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4280E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA6F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Dark violet · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86E452
Analogous#6752E4, #E452CF
Triadic#E4B052, #52E4B0
Split complementary#CFE452, #52E467
Tetradic#E46752, #86E452, #52CFE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECD6F9
Lighter +20%#D8AAF2
Lighter +10%#C47EEB
Darker −10%#9C26DD
Darker −20%#7E1CB4
Darker −30%#5F1588
Darker −40%#400E5C
More saturated +25%#B739FD
Less saturated −25%#A96BCB

Channel breakdown

R176
G82
B228
Red176 (69%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue278.63°
Saturation (HSL)73%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 52 · B E4

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