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Recognised as Colour

#C253D6

  • #C253D6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C253D6 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 83, 214 and HSL 291°, 62%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C253D6#C253D6
HEX#C253D6
RGBrgb(194, 83, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3255, 0.8392
RGB percentages76.1%, 32.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(290.8, 61.5%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 61.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK9.3%, 61.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,735,446
CSS custom property--colour: #C253D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#3DAC29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#357BDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6187D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Tritanopia#C4688Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17Orchid · ΔE 17.1Violet · ΔE 19.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.55, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67D653
Analogous#8053D6, #D653A9
Triadic#D6C253, #53D6C2
Split complementary#A8D653, #53D681
Tetradic#D68153, #67D653, #53A9D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF8FD
Lighter +30%#EECFF3
Lighter +20%#DFA5EA
Lighter +10%#D17CE0
Darker −10%#B02FC7
Darker −20%#8B269D
Darker −30%#671C74
Darker −40%#42124B
More saturated +25%#D438F1
Less saturated −25%#B06EBB

Channel breakdown

R194
G83
B214
Red194 (76.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue290.84°
Saturation (HSL)61.5%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 53 · B D6

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