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Colour

#975BE8

  • #975BE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#975BE8 is a violet with RGB values 151, 91, 232 and HSL 266°, 75%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#975BE8#975BE8
HEX#975BE8
RGBrgb(151, 91, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.3569, 0.9098
RGB percentages59.2%, 35.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(265.5, 75.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 60.8%, 91%)
CMYK34.9%, 60.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,919,464
CSS custom property--colour: #975BE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#68A417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#267AE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#857999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.8Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACE85B
Analogous#5B65E8, #DE5BE8
Triadic#E8975B, #5BE897
Split complementary#E8DE5B, #65E85B
Tetradic#E85B65, #ACE85B, #5BE8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE1FB
Lighter +20%#D0B4F5
Lighter +10%#B388EE
Darker −10%#7B2EE2
Darker −20%#621BC2
Darker −30%#4B1595
Darker −40%#350F68
More saturated +25%#9444FF
Less saturated −25%#9A72D1

Channel breakdown

R151
G91
B232
Red151 (59.2%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue265.53°
Saturation (HSL)75.4%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 5B · B E8

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