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#852EB8 Color

#852EB8 is rgb(133, 46, 184) in RGB, hsl(278, 60%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 75%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#852EB8
HEX#852EB8
RGBrgb(133, 46, 184)
HSLhsl(278, 60%, 45%)
HSVhsv(278, 75%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 75%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.207 309.5)
LABlab(37.99% 53.76 -56.93)
LCHlch(37.99% 78.30 313.36)

What #852EB8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #852EB8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.66Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.9Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 10.27Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.96Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 14.08Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.43

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#852EB8 Channel Values

How #852EB8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 46 · B 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 60% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 75% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.82:1 vs white · 3.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #852EB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #852EB8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #852EB8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #852EB8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#852EB8
Complementary
#60B82E
Analogous
#402EB8
Analogous
#B82EA5
Triadic
#B8852E
Triadic
#2EB885
Split comp.
#A5B82E
Split comp.
#2EB840

Tints & Shades of #852EB8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A3FCF
#A95CD6
#BA7CDE
#C999E6
#DBBAEE
#EAD6F5

Shades

#73289F
#622287
#501C6E
#41165A
#2F1041
#1E0A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #852EB8.

How #852EB8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#852EB8
Protanopia#4747B8
Protanomaly#653EB8
Deuteranopia#5757B7
Deuteranomaly#6C4AB7
Tritanopia#755252
Tritanomaly#7C4687
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #852EB8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-852eb8: #852EB8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #852EB8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-852eb8': '#852EB8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.180, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_852eb8">#852EB8</color>
SVG fillfill="#852EB8"

More Purple Colors

#852EB8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#852EB8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #852EB8?

#852EB8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 46, 184) in RGB and hsl(278, 60%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #852EB8?

#852EB8 is rgb(133, 46, 184) — red 133, green 46, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #852EB8?

#852EB8 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 75%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #852EB8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #852EB8 scores 6.82:1 against white and 3.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #852EB8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #852EB8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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