Colour

#971DE0

#971DE0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#971DE0 is a violet with RGB values 151, 29, 224 and HSL 278°, 77%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#971DE0

RGBrgb(151, 29, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.1137, 0.8784

RGB percentages59.2%, 11.4%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(277.5, 77.1%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 87.1%, 87.8%)

CMYK32.6%, 87.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,903,584

CSS custom property--colour: #971DE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#68E21F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0065DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8A5886no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.2 Blue violet · ΔE 5.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3 Medium blue · ΔE 26.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 31.7 Magenta · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.16, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#66E01D

Analogous#361DE0, #E01DC7

Triadic#E0971D, #1DE097

Split complementary#C7E01D, #1DE036

Tetradic#E0361D, #66E01D, #1DC8E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EAD0F9

Lighter +30%#D5A3F3

Lighter +20%#C176ED

Lighter +10%#AC49E7

Darker −10%#7917B3

Darker −20%#5A1186

Darker −30%#3C0B59

Darker −40%#1D062B

More saturated +25%#9E00FD

Less saturated −25%#8F3DC0

Channel breakdown

R151

G29

B224

Red151 (59.2%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue277.54°

Saturation (HSL)77.08%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 1D · B E0

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