Colour

#972AC2

#972AC2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#972AC2 is a violet with RGB values 151, 42, 194 and HSL 283°, 64%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#972AC2

RGBrgb(151, 42, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.1647, 0.7608

RGB percentages59.2%, 16.5%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(283, 64.4%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283, 78.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK22.2%, 78.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,906,882

CSS custom property--colour: #972AC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#68D53D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A64BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Tritanopia#934E76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 3.3 Dark violet · ΔE 16.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1 Blue violet · ΔE 17.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9 Purple · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 3.3, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55C22A

Analogous#4B2AC2, #C22AA1

Triadic#C2972A, #2AC297

Split complementary#A1C22A, #2AC24B

Tetradic#C24B2A, #55C22A, #2AA1C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6C5F3

Lighter +30%#D39CE9

Lighter +20%#C172E0

Lighter +10%#AF48D7

Darker −10%#762198

Darker −20%#56186E

Darker −30%#350F44

Darker −40%#14061A

More saturated +25%#A40CE0

Less saturated −25%#8A47A4

Channel breakdown

R151

G42

B194

Red151 (59.2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue283.03°

Saturation (HSL)64.41%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 2A · B C2

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