#9052D2

sRGB · 144 / 82 / 210

#9052D2 belongs to the violet family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 144 red, 82 green and 210 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 269.1° lands in the violet region. Its 58.7% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 57.3% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, white has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (4.86:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 144, 82, 210
HSL: 269.06°, 58.72%, 57.25%
HSV / HSB: 269.06°, 60.95%, 82.35%
CMYK (approx.): 31.43%, 60.95%, 0.00%, 17.65%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 26.150, 16.617, 62.805
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 47.774, 50.311, -56.517
WCAG relative luminance: 0.16617
24-bit decimal: 9458386

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #9052D2 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text · 4.32:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: AA

White text · 4.86:1

Normal text: AA
Large text: AAA

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio. WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#94D252 sits half a turn (180°) from #9052D2 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#9052D2 #94D252

Analogous

#5254D2 and #D052D2 sit 30° to either side of #9052D2. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#5254D2 #9052D2 #D052D2

Triadic

#9052D2, #D29052 and #52D290 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#9052D2 #D29052 #52D290

Split complementary

Start at #9052D2 and look across the wheel. #D2D052 and #54D252 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#9052D2 #D2D052 #54D252

Square

Starting with #9052D2, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #D25254, #94D252, then #52D2D0. Across the square, #9052D2 pairs with #94D252, and #D25254 with #52D2D0.

#9052D2 #D25254 #94D252 #52D2D0

Tetradic

#9052D2 and #94D252 are opposites, as are #D25294 and #52D290. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#9052D2 #D25294 #94D252 #52D290

Tints

Mixing #9052D2 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #A675DB, keeps 80% of the original. By #E9DCF6, the mixture is 80% white.

#9052D2 #A675DB #BC97E4 #D3BAED #E9DCF6 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #9052D2 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #7342A8, keeps 80% of the original. By #1D102A, the mixture is 80% black.

#9052D2 #7342A8 #56317E #3A2154 #1D102A #000000

Tones

Mixing #9052D2 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #8D5BC2, keeps 80% of the original. By #837790, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#9052D2 #8D5BC2 #8A64B1 #866EA1 #837790 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#9052D2

RGB

rgb(144 82 210)

HSL

hsl(269.062 58.716% 57.255%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #9052D2;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#9052D2 uses 144 red, 82 green and 210 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 56.5%

Green 32.2%

Blue 82.4%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #9052D2 is 31.4% cyan, 61.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 17.6% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 31.4%

Magenta 61.0%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 17.6%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #8855CC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #85C in CSS. For a modern design, keep #9052D2 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #9966CC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #8855CC Nearest web-safe · #9966CC

Gradient to complement

#9052D2 #9167BD #917DA7 #929292 #93A77D #93BD67 #94D252

Color vision previews

Compare how #9052D2 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#0070D6

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#2F71CF

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#836D8A

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#5767D4

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#5B69D0

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#8B5DBC

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#717171

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#8263AB

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.27889 G 0.08438 B 0.64448

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.53150 G 0.33332 B 0.79636

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.24436 G 0.09083 B 0.59768

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.248 y 0.157 Y 16.617

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 43.529 M % 67.843 Y % 17.647

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

10010000 01010010 11010010