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Recognised as Colour

#974BCA

  • #974BCA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#974BCA is a violet with RGB values 151, 75, 202 and HSL 276°, 55%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#974BCA#974BCA
HEX#974BCA
RGBrgb(151, 75, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2941, 0.7922
RGB percentages59.2%, 29.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(275.9, 54.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 62.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK25.2%, 62.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,915,338
CSS custom property--colour: #974BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#68B435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#016CCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3870C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#906484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ECA4B
Analogous#584BCA, #CA4BBD
Triadic#CA974B, #4BCA97
Split complementary#BECA4B, #4BCA57
Tetradic#CA574B, #7ECA4B, #4BBDCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E9F8
Lighter +30%#DBC1ED
Lighter +20%#C59AE1
Lighter +10%#AE72D6
Darker −10%#7D33AF
Darker −20%#612887
Darker −30%#451C60
Darker −40%#281138
More saturated +25%#9D2EE7
Less saturated −25%#9168AD

Channel breakdown

R151
G75
B202
Red151 (59.2%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue275.91°
Saturation (HSL)54.51%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 4B · B CA

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