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Recognised as Colour

#653ADD

  • #653ADD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#653ADD is a violet with RGB values 101, 58, 221 and HSL 256°, 71%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#653ADD#653ADD
HEX#653ADD
RGBrgb(101, 58, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.2275, 0.8667
RGB percentages39.6%, 22.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(255.8, 70.6%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 73.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK54.3%, 73.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,634,205
CSS custom property--colour: #653ADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#9AC522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#316789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 19.9Medium blue · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Dark blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2DD3A
Analogous#3A60DD, #B73ADD
Triadic#DD653A, #3ADD65
Split complementary#DDB63A, #61DD3A
Tetradic#DD3A60, #B2DD3A, #3ADDB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE8FB
Lighter +30%#CBBCF4
Lighter +20%#A991EC
Lighter +10%#8765E5
Darker −10%#4C22C2
Darker −20%#3B1A97
Darker −30%#2A136B
Darker −40%#190B40
More saturated +25%#571DFA
Less saturated −25%#7357C0

Channel breakdown

R101
G58
B221
Red101 (39.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue255.83°
Saturation (HSL)70.56%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 3A · B DD

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