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Recognised as Colour

#DC53D5

  • #DC53D5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC53D5 is a magenta with RGB values 220, 83, 213 and HSL 303°, 66%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC53D5#DC53D5
HEX#DC53D5
RGBrgb(220, 83, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3255, 0.8353
RGB percentages86.3%, 32.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(303.1, 66.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 62.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 62.3%, 3.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,439,381
CSS custom property--colour: #DC53D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#23AC2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4780D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7793D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E4628Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.4Orchid · ΔE 15.5Violet · ΔE 17.3Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark magenta · ΔE 26.4Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53DC5A
Analogous#9E53DC, #DC5391
Triadic#D5DC53, #53D5DC
Split complementary#90DC53, #53DC9E
Tetradic#DC9F53, #53DC5A, #5391DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFE
Lighter +30%#F6D2F4
Lighter +20%#EDA8EA
Lighter +10%#E57DDF
Darker −10%#D12BC9
Darker −20%#A722A0
Darker −30%#7D1978
Darker −40%#52114F
More saturated +25%#F639EC
Less saturated −25%#C26DBE

Channel breakdown

R220
G83
B213
Red220 (86.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue303.07°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 53 · B D5

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