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Recognised as Colour

#975CAC

  • #975CAC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#975CAC is a violet with RGB values 151, 92, 172 and HSL 284°, 33%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#975CAC#975CAC
HEX#975CAC
RGBrgb(151, 92, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.3608, 0.6745
RGB percentages59.2%, 36.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(284.3, 32.5%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 46.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK12.2%, 46.5%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,919,660
CSS custom property--colour: #975CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#68A353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E70AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E75AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#96677Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5Orchid · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71AC5C
Analogous#6F5CAC, #AC5C99
Triadic#AC975C, #5CAC97
Split complementary#99AC5C, #5CAC6F
Tetradic#AC6F5C, #71AC5C, #5C99AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE3F1
Lighter +30%#D8C1E0
Lighter +20%#C2A0CE
Lighter +10%#AD7EBD
Darker −10%#7B488D
Darker −20%#5E376B
Darker −30%#40254A
Darker −40%#231428
More saturated +25%#A63DCB
Less saturated −25%#887B8D

Channel breakdown

R151
G92
B172
Red151 (59.2%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue284.25°
Saturation (HSL)32.52%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 5C · B AC

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