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Recognised as Colour

#C453DD

  • #C453DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C453DD is a violet with RGB values 196, 83, 221 and HSL 289°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C453DD#C453DD
HEX#C453DD
RGBrgb(196, 83, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.3255, 0.8667
RGB percentages76.9%, 32.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(289.1, 67%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 62.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK11.3%, 62.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,866,525
CSS custom property--colour: #C453DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#3BAC22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E7CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E88DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C56A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.3Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Orchid · ΔE 19.9Violet · ΔE 21.4Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CDD53
Analogous#7F53DD, #DD53B1
Triadic#DDC453, #53DDC4
Split complementary#B1DD53, #53DD7F
Tetradic#DD7F53, #6CDD53, #53B1DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#F0D3F6
Lighter +20%#E1A8EE
Lighter +10%#D37EE5
Darker −10%#B52AD3
Darker −20%#9021A9
Darker −30%#6C197E
Darker −40%#471153
More saturated +25%#D439F7
Less saturated −25%#B46DC3

Channel breakdown

R196
G83
B221
Red196 (76.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue289.13°
Saturation (HSL)66.99%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 53 · B DD

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