Recognised as Colour

#973CB4

#973CB4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#973CB4 is a violet with RGB values 151, 60, 180 and HSL 286°, 50%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#973CB4

RGBrgb(151, 60, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2353, 0.7059

RGB percentages59.2%, 23.5%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(285.5, 50%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 66.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK16.1%, 66.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,911,476

CSS custom property--colour: #973CB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1

Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#68C34B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0460B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E68B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Tritanopia#965273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.4 Purple · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59B43C

Analogous#5B3CB4, #B43C95

Triadic#B4973C, #3CB497

Split complementary#95B43C, #3CB45B

Tetradic#B45B3C, #59B43C, #3C95B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7CEEF

Lighter +30%#D4A7E2

Lighter +20%#C181D5

Lighter +10%#AE5BC8

Darker −10%#772F8E

Darker −20%#572268

Darker −30%#371641

Darker −40%#17091B

More saturated +25%#A71ED2

Less saturated −25%#885A96

Channel breakdown

R151

G60

B180

Red151 (59.2%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue285.5°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 3C · B B4

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