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Colour

#C953C9

  • #C953C9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C953C9 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 83, 201 and HSL 300°, 52%, 56%. 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

#C953C9#C953C9
HEX#C953C9
RGBrgb(201, 83, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.3255, 0.7882
RGB percentages78.8%, 32.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(300, 52.2%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 58.7%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 58.7%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,194,185
CSS custom property--colour: #C953C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#36AC36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4579CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E89C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CF6286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.4Orchid · ΔE 11.5Violet · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7Purple · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53C953
Analogous#8E53C9, #C9538E
Triadic#C9C953, #53C9C9
Split complementary#8EC953, #53C98E
Tetradic#C98E53, #53C953, #538EC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEEFA
Lighter +30%#EEC7EE
Lighter +20%#E1A1E1
Lighter +10%#D57AD5
Darker −10%#B138B1
Darker −20%#8B2B8B
Darker −30%#641F64
Darker −40%#3D133D
More saturated +25%#E537E5
Less saturated −25%#AD6FAD

Channel breakdown

R201
G83
B201
Red201 (78.8%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)52.21%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 53 · B C9

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