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Recognised as Colour

#970BDF

  • #970BDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#970BDF is a violet with RGB values 151, 11, 223 and HSL 280°, 91%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#970BDF#970BDF
HEX#970BDF
RGBrgb(151, 11, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.0431, 0.8745
RGB percentages59.2%, 4.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(279.6, 90.6%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 95.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK32.3%, 95.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,898,975
CSS custom property--colour: #970BDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#68F420

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#8B5483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.5Blue violet · ΔE 8Dark orchid · ΔE 19Medium blue · ΔE 26.1Fuchsia · ΔE 30.9Magenta · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.5, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53DF0B
Analogous#2D0BDF, #DF0BBD
Triadic#DF970B, #0BDF97
Split complementary#BDDF0B, #0BDF2D
Tetradic#DF2D0B, #53DF0B, #0BBDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5BAFC
Lighter +30%#D38AF9
Lighter +20%#C159F7
Lighter +10%#AF29F4
Darker −10%#7609AE
Darker −20%#55067E
Darker −30%#34044D
Darker −40%#13011D
More saturated +25%#9B00EA
Less saturated −25%#8E28C2

Channel breakdown

R151
G11
B223
Red151 (59.2%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue279.62°
Saturation (HSL)90.6%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 0B · B DF

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