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Recognised as Colour

#853DBE

  • #853DBE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#853DBE is a violet with RGB values 133, 61, 190 and HSL 273°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#853DBE#853DBE
HEX#853DBE
RGBrgb(133, 61, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2392, 0.7451
RGB percentages52.2%, 23.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(273.5, 51.4%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 67.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK30%, 67.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,732,094
CSS custom property--colour: #853DBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#7AC241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1862BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B5979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76BE3D
Analogous#453DBE, #BE3DB6
Triadic#BE853D, #3DBE85
Split complementary#B6BE3D, #3DBE45
Tetradic#BE453D, #76BE3D, #3DB6BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D5F2
Lighter +30%#CDAFE5
Lighter +20%#B588D9
Lighter +10%#9D62CC
Darker −10%#6A3197
Darker −20%#4F2471
Darker −30%#34184A
Darker −40%#190B24
More saturated +25%#891EDD
Less saturated −25%#815C9F

Channel breakdown

R133
G61
B190
Red133 (52.2%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue273.49°
Saturation (HSL)51.39%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 3D · B BE

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