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Recognised as Colour

#971BBD

  • #971BBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#971BBD is a violet with RGB values 151, 27, 189 and HSL 286°, 75%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#971BBD#971BBD
HEX#971BBD
RGBrgb(151, 27, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.1059, 0.7412
RGB percentages59.2%, 10.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(285.9, 75%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 85.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.1%, 85.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,903,037
CSS custom property--colour: #971BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#68E442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1460BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Tritanopia#944671no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.8Dark violet · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9Purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41BD1B
Analogous#461BBD, #BD1B92
Triadic#BD971B, #1BBD97
Split complementary#92BD1B, #1BBD46
Tetradic#BD461B, #41BD1B, #1B92BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4B0F4
Lighter +30%#D584ED
Lighter +20%#C557E7
Lighter +10%#B62AE1
Darker −10%#731590
Darker −20%#500E64
Darker −30%#2C0837
Darker −40%#08020A
More saturated +25%#A500D8
Less saturated −25%#8936A2

Channel breakdown

R151
G27
B189
Red151 (59.2%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue285.93°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 1B · B BD

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