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Colour

#853EC6

  • #853EC6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#853EC6 is a violet with RGB values 133, 62, 198 and HSL 271°, 54%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#853EC6#853EC6
HEX#853EC6
RGBrgb(133, 62, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2431, 0.7765
RGB percentages52.2%, 24.3%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(271.3, 54.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 68.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK32.8%, 68.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,732,358
CSS custom property--colour: #853EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#7AC139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#795D7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FC63E
Analogous#413EC6, #C63EC3
Triadic#C6853E, #3EC685
Split complementary#C3C63E, #3EC641
Tetradic#C6413E, #7FC63E, #3EC3C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9DBF5
Lighter +30%#D0B4E9
Lighter +20%#B78DDD
Lighter +10%#9E65D2
Darker −10%#6B30A1
Darker −20%#51247A
Darker −30%#371853
Darker −40%#1D0D2B
More saturated +25%#861FE5
Less saturated −25%#845DA7

Channel breakdown

R133
G62
B198
Red133 (52.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue271.32°
Saturation (HSL)54.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 3E · B C6

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