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Recognised as Colour

#B052EA

  • #B052EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B052EA is a violet with RGB values 176, 82, 234 and HSL 277°, 78%, 62%. 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

#B052EA#B052EA
HEX#B052EA
RGBrgb(176, 82, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.3216, 0.9176
RGB percentages69%, 32.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(277.1, 78.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 65%, 91.8%)
CMYK24.8%, 65%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,555,562
CSS custom property--colour: #B052EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#4FAD15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C80E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A87197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Dark violet · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CEA52
Analogous#6452EA, #EA52D8
Triadic#EAB052, #52EAB0
Split complementary#D8EA52, #52EA64
Tetradic#EA6452, #8CEA52, #52D8EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEDAFB
Lighter +20%#DAADF5
Lighter +10%#C57FF0
Darker −10%#9B25E4
Darker −20%#7F17BF
Darker −30%#611291
Darker −40%#420C64
More saturated +25%#B53DFF
Less saturated −25%#AA6AD2

Channel breakdown

R176
G82
B234
Red176 (69%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue277.11°
Saturation (HSL)78.35%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 52 · B EA

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