Colour

#975DFF

#975DFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#975DFF is a violet with RGB values 151, 93, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#975DFF#975DFF

HEX#975DFF

RGBrgb(151, 93, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.3647, 1

RGB percentages59.2%, 36.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(261.5, 100%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 63.5%, 100%)

CMYK40.8%, 63.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,919,999

CSS custom property--colour: #975DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#68A200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#007EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7C83A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8 Dark violet · ΔE 23.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 25 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5FF5D

Analogous#5D74FF, #E85DFF

Triadic#FF975D, #5DFF97

Split complementary#FFE85D, #74FF5D

Tetradic#FF5D74, #C5FF5D, #5DFFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6FF

Lighter +20%#D8C3FF

Lighter +10%#B890FF

Darker −10%#762AFF

Darker −20%#5800F6

Darker −30%#4600C3

Darker −40%#340090

More saturated +25%#975DFF

Less saturated −25%#9D71EB

Channel breakdown

R151

G93

B255

Red151 (59.2%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue261.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 5D · B FF

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Colour values

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