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Colour

#C953EF

  • #C953EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C953EF is a violet with RGB values 201, 83, 239 and HSL 285°, 83%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C953EF#C953EF
HEX#C953EF
RGBrgb(201, 83, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.3255, 0.9373
RGB percentages78.8%, 32.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(285.4, 83%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 65.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.9%, 65.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,194,223
CSS custom property--colour: #C953EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#36AC10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A81F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#568CEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C7709Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 22.7Violet · ΔE 27.6Orchid · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79EF53
Analogous#7B53EF, #EF53C7
Triadic#EFC953, #53EFC9
Split complementary#C7EF53, #53EF7B
Tetradic#EF7B53, #79EF53, #53C7EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5DFFC
Lighter +20%#E6B0F8
Lighter +10%#D882F3
Darker −10%#BA24EB
Darker −20%#9D13C9
Darker −30%#780E9B
Darker −40%#540A6C
More saturated +25%#D143FF
Less saturated −25%#BD6AD8

Channel breakdown

R201
G83
B239
Red201 (78.8%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue285.38°
Saturation (HSL)82.98%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 53 · B EF

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