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Recognised as Colour

#DC53EB

  • #DC53EB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC53EB is a magenta with RGB values 220, 83, 235 and HSL 294°, 79%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DC53EB#DC53EB
HEX#DC53EB
RGBrgb(220, 83, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3255, 0.9216
RGB percentages86.3%, 32.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(294.1, 79.2%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 64.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK6.4%, 64.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,439,403
CSS custom property--colour: #DC53EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#23AC14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3084EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B94E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E06B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Violet · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 24.4Fuchsia · ΔE 27.5Magenta · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62EB53
Analogous#9053EB, #EB53AE
Triadic#EBDC53, #53EBDC
Split complementary#AEEB53, #53EB90
Tetradic#EB9053, #62EB53, #53AEEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8DCFB
Lighter +20%#EFAEF6
Lighter +10%#E581F0
Darker −10%#D325E6
Darker −20%#B117C2
Darker −30%#871194
Darker −40%#5D0C66
More saturated +25%#EC3FFF
Less saturated −25%#C96BD3

Channel breakdown

R220
G83
B235
Red220 (86.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue294.08°
Saturation (HSL)79.17%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 53 · B EB

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