Recognised as Colour

#976BAD

#976BAD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#976BAD is a violet with RGB values 151, 107, 173 and HSL 280°, 29%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#976BAD

RGBrgb(151, 107, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4196, 0.6784

RGB percentages59.2%, 42%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(280, 28.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 38.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK12.7%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,923,501

CSS custom property--colour: #976BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#689452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6079AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Tritanopia#957484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4 Orchid · ΔE 28.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7 Slate blue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81AD6B

Analogous#766BAD, #AD6BA2

Triadic#AD976B, #6BAD97

Split complementary#A2AD6B, #6BAD76

Tetradic#AD766B, #81AD6B, #6BA2AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EEF6

Lighter +30%#DCCDE4

Lighter +20%#C5ADD1

Lighter +10%#AE8CBF

Darker −10%#7D5293

Darker −20%#623F73

Darker −30%#462D52

Darker −40%#2A1B31

More saturated +25%#A14ECA

Less saturated −25%#8D8890

Channel breakdown

R151

G107

B173

Red151 (59.2%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)28.7%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 6B · B AD

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