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Recognised as Colour

#B252E8

  • #B252E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B252E8 is a violet with RGB values 178, 82, 232 and HSL 278°, 77%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B252E8#B252E8
HEX#B252E8
RGBrgb(178, 82, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3216, 0.9098
RGB percentages69.8%, 32.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(278.4, 76.5%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 64.7%, 91%)
CMYK23.3%, 64.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,686,632
CSS custom property--colour: #B252E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#4DAD17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4181E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AB7096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2Medium orchid · ΔE 13Blue violet · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88E852
Analogous#6752E8, #E852D3
Triadic#E8B252, #52E8B2
Split complementary#D3E852, #52E867
Tetradic#E86752, #88E852, #52D3E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EED9FA
Lighter +20%#DAACF4
Lighter +10%#C67FEE
Darker −10%#9E25E2
Darker −20%#8119BB
Darker −30%#62138E
Darker −40%#430D61
More saturated +25%#B83BFF
Less saturated −25%#AB6BD0

Channel breakdown

R178
G82
B232
Red178 (69.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue278.4°
Saturation (HSL)76.53%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 52 · B E8

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