Colour

#974BB0

#974BB0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#974BB0 is a violet with RGB values 151, 75, 176 and HSL 285°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#974BB0

RGBrgb(151, 75, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2941, 0.6902

RGB percentages59.2%, 29.4%, 69%

HSLhsl(285.1, 40.2%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 57.4%, 69%)

CMYK14.2%, 57.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,915,312

CSS custom property--colour: #974BB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#68B44F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3266B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E6EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Tritanopia#965B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 17.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.5 Purple · ΔE 19.5 Orchid · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#64B04B

Analogous#644BB0, #B04B97

Triadic#B0974B, #4BB097

Split complementary#97B04B, #4BB064

Tetradic#B0644B, #64B04B, #4B97B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9D8EF

Lighter +30%#D5B5DF

Lighter +20%#C091D0

Lighter +10%#AC6DC1

Darker −10%#783C8C

Darker −20%#5A2D68

Darker −30%#3B1D45

Darker −40%#1C0E21

More saturated +25%#A72CCF

Less saturated −25%#876A91

Channel breakdown

R151

G75

B176

Red151 (59.2%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue285.15°

Saturation (HSL)40.24%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 4B · B B0

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