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Recognised as Colour

#853EA2

  • #853EA2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#853EA2 is a violet with RGB values 133, 62, 162 and HSL 283°, 45%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#853EA2#853EA2
HEX#853EA2
RGBrgb(133, 62, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2431, 0.6353
RGB percentages52.2%, 24.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(282.6, 44.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 61.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK17.9%, 61.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,732,322
CSS custom property--colour: #853EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#7AC15D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D59A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C5FA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#83506Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.6Purple · ΔE 16.4Dark magenta · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BA23E
Analogous#533EA2, #A23E8D
Triadic#A2853E, #3EA285
Split complementary#8DA23E, #3EA253
Tetradic#A2533E, #5BA23E, #3E8DA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEC4E8
Lighter +30%#C99FDA
Lighter +20%#B47ACC
Lighter +10%#A055BE
Darker −10%#67307D
Darker −20%#482258
Darker −30%#2A1433
Darker −40%#0C060E
More saturated +25%#9122BE
Less saturated −25%#795A86

Channel breakdown

R133
G62
B162
Red133 (52.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue282.6°
Saturation (HSL)44.64%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 3E · B A2

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