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Recognised as Colour

#C553AE

  • #C553AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C553AE is a magenta with RGB values 197, 83, 174 and HSL 312°, 50%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C553AE#C553AE
HEX#C553AE
RGBrgb(197, 83, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3255, 0.6824
RGB percentages77.3%, 32.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(312.1, 49.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.1, 57.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 57.9%, 11.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,932,014
CSS custom property--colour: #C553AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#3AAC51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5474B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#7785ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CE5979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.3Violet · ΔE 19.4Medium violet red · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Hot pink · ΔE 21.9Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53C56A
Analogous#A353C5, #C55375
Triadic#AEC553, #53AEC5
Split complementary#75C553, #53C5A3
Tetradic#C5A353, #53C56A, #5375C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8ECF6
Lighter +30%#ECC5E4
Lighter +20%#DF9FD2
Lighter +10%#D279C0
Darker −10%#AB3A94
Darker −20%#852D73
Darker −30%#5F2052
Darker −40%#391331
More saturated +25%#E236BF
Less saturated −25%#A8709D

Channel breakdown

R197
G83
B174
Red197 (77.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue312.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.57%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 53 · B AE

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