Recognised as Colour

#B652DD

#B652DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B652DD is a violet with RGB values 182, 82, 221 and HSL 283°, 67%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B652DD

RGBrgb(182, 82, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.3216, 0.8667

RGB percentages71.4%, 32.2%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(283.2, 67.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 62.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK17.6%, 62.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,948,765

CSS custom property--colour: #B652DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 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#49AD22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C79E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5082DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Tritanopia#B36C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 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

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.2 Orchid · ΔE 22.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4 Violet · ΔE 24.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79DD52

Analogous#7152DD, #DD52BF

Triadic#DDB652, #52DDB6

Split complementary#BFDD52, #52DD71

Tetradic#DD7152, #79DD52, #52BFDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFF

Lighter +30%#ECD2F6

Lighter +20%#DAA7EE

Lighter +10%#C87DE5

Darker −10%#A329D3

Darker −20%#8221A8

Darker −30%#61197D

Darker −40%#401053

More saturated +25%#C138F7

Less saturated −25%#AB6CC3

Channel breakdown

R182

G82

B221

Red182 (71.4%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue283.17°

Saturation (HSL)67.15%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 52 · B DD

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