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Recognised as Colour

#970FB4

  • #970FB4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#970FB4 is a violet with RGB values 151, 15, 180 and HSL 289°, 85%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#970FB4#970FB4
HEX#970FB4
RGBrgb(151, 15, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.0588, 0.7059
RGB percentages59.2%, 5.9%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(289.5, 84.6%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 91.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK16.1%, 91.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,899,956
CSS custom property--colour: #970FB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#68F04B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F5EB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Tritanopia#963E6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.7Dark violet · ΔE 17.5Dark magenta · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CB40F
Analogous#450FB4, #B40F7E
Triadic#B4970F, #0FB497
Split complementary#7FB40F, #0FB444
Tetradic#B4440F, #2CB40F, #0F7EB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E699F6
Lighter +30%#DA69F3
Lighter +20%#CF3AEF
Lighter +10%#BE13E3
Darker −10%#700B85
Darker −20%#480756
Darker −30%#210327
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A100C3
Less saturated −25%#87279C

Channel breakdown

R151
G15
B180
Red151 (59.2%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue289.45°
Saturation (HSL)84.62%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 0F · B B4

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