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Recognised as Colour

#C653DD

  • #C653DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C653DD is a magenta with RGB values 198, 83, 221 and HSL 290°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C653DD#C653DD
HEX#C653DD
RGBrgb(198, 83, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.3255, 0.8667
RGB percentages77.6%, 32.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(290, 67%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 62.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK10.4%, 62.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,997,597
CSS custom property--colour: #C653DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#39AC22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F7DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6089DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C76A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.5Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Orchid · ΔE 19.7Violet · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6ADD53
Analogous#8153DD, #DD53AF
Triadic#DDC653, #53DDC6
Split complementary#AFDD53, #53DD81
Tetradic#DD8153, #6ADD53, #53AFDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#F0D3F6
Lighter +20%#E2A8EE
Lighter +10%#D47EE5
Darker −10%#B72AD3
Darker −20%#9221A9
Darker −30%#6D197E
Darker −40%#481153
More saturated +25%#D739F7
Less saturated −25%#B56DC3

Channel breakdown

R198
G83
B221
Red198 (77.6%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)66.99%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 53 · B DD

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