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Recognised as Colour

#853EC0

  • #853EC0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#853EC0 is a violet with RGB values 133, 62, 192 and HSL 273°, 51%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#853EC0#853EC0
HEX#853EC0
RGBrgb(133, 62, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2431, 0.7529
RGB percentages52.2%, 24.3%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(272.8, 51.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.8, 67.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK30.7%, 67.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,732,352
CSS custom property--colour: #853EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#7AC13F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1562BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7B5B7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Indigo · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79C03E
Analogous#443EC0, #C03EBA
Triadic#C0853E, #3EC085
Split complementary#BAC03E, #3EC044
Tetradic#C0443E, #79C03E, #3EBAC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6D8F2
Lighter +30%#CEB1E6
Lighter +20%#B68BD9
Lighter +10%#9D64CD
Darker −10%#6A3299
Darker −20%#502573
Darker −30%#35194C
Darker −40%#1A0C26
More saturated +25%#881EE0
Less saturated −25%#825EA0

Channel breakdown

R133
G62
B192
Red133 (52.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue272.77°
Saturation (HSL)51.18%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 3E · B C0

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