Colour

#974EE6

#974EE6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#974EE6 is a violet with RGB values 151, 78, 230 and HSL 269°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#974EE6

RGBrgb(151, 78, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.3059, 0.902

RGB percentages59.2%, 30.6%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(268.8, 75.2%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 66.1%, 90.2%)

CMYK34.3%, 66.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,916,134

CSS custom property--colour: #974EE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#68B119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0074E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Tritanopia#877094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3 Blue violet · ΔE 16.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DE64E

Analogous#4E51E6, #E34EE6

Triadic#E6974E, #4EE697

Split complementary#E6E34E, #51E64E

Tetradic#E64E51, #9DE64E, #4EE6E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6D4F9

Lighter +20%#CCA7F3

Lighter +10%#B17BEC

Darker −10%#7D21E0

Darker −20%#6419B5

Darker −30%#4B1388

Darker −40%#320D5B

More saturated +25%#9635FF

Less saturated −25%#9867CD

Channel breakdown

R151

G78

B230

Red151 (59.2%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue268.82°

Saturation (HSL)75.25%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 4E · B E6

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