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Recognised as Colour

#C53EDD

  • #C53EDD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C53EDD is a magenta with RGB values 197, 62, 221 and HSL 291°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C53EDD#C53EDD
HEX#C53EDD
RGBrgb(197, 62, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.2431, 0.8667
RGB percentages77.3%, 24.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(290.9, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK10.9%, 71.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,926,685
CSS custom property--colour: #C53EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#3AC122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5182D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C75C8Ano 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 text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Fuchsia · ΔE 27.4Magenta · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56DD3E
Analogous#763EDD, #DD3EA6
Triadic#DDC53E, #3EDDC5
Split complementary#A6DD3E, #3EDD75
Tetradic#DD753E, #56DD3E, #3EA6DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EBFC
Lighter +30%#ECC0F4
Lighter +20%#DF95EC
Lighter +10%#D269E5
Darker −10%#AD23C5
Darker −20%#871B9A
Darker −30%#61136F
Darker −40%#3B0C43
More saturated +25%#D922F9
Less saturated −25%#B15AC1

Channel breakdown

R197
G62
B221
Red197 (77.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue290.94°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 3E · B DD

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