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#A852FF Color

#A852FF is rgb(168, 82, 255) in RGB, hsl(270, 100%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), visibly different at ΔE 12.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A852FF
HEX#A852FF
RGBrgb(168, 82, 255)
HSLhsl(270, 100%, 66%)
HSVhsv(270, 68%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.244 302.6)
LABlab(52.76% 59.05 -73.26)
LCHlch(52.76% 94.09 308.87)

What #A852FF 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 #A852FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A852FF Channel Values

How #A852FF 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 168 · G 82 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 100% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 68% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.95:1 vs white · 5.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A852FF 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A852FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A852FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A852FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A852FF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A852FF.

How #A852FF 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#A852FF
Protanopia#6767FF
Protanomaly#8660FF
Deuteranopia#7777FE
Deuteranomaly#8D6AFE
Tritanopia#8F7C7C
Tritanomaly#9A6DBF
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A852FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a852ff: #A852FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A852FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a852ff': '#A852FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.322, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a852ff">#A852FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A852FF"

More Purple Colors

#A852FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A852FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A852FF?

#A852FF is a light purple — rgb(168, 82, 255) in RGB and hsl(270, 100%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.5.

What is the RGB value of #A852FF?

#A852FF is rgb(168, 82, 255) — red 168, green 82, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A852FF?

#A852FF converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A852FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A852FF scores 3.95:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A852FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A852FF 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 12.5, which is visibly different.

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