Colour

#976DDB

#976DDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#976DDB is a violet with RGB values 151, 109, 219 and HSL 263°, 60%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#976DDB

RGBrgb(151, 109, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4275, 0.8588

RGB percentages59.2%, 42.7%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(262.9, 60.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 50.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK31.1%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,924,059

CSS custom property--colour: #976DDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#689224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4783DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5282D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#89829Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 2.8 Slate blue · ΔE 12.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Royal blue · ΔE 21 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 2.78, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1DB6D

Analogous#6D7ADB, #CE6DDB

Triadic#DB976D, #6DDB97

Split complementary#DBCE6D, #7ADB6D

Tetradic#DB6D7A, #B1DB6D, #6DDBCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE8F9

Lighter +20%#D1BFEF

Lighter +10%#B496E5

Darker −10%#7A44D1

Darker −20%#612DB5

Darker −30%#4B238C

Darker −40%#351963

More saturated +25%#9256F2

Less saturated −25%#9C84C4

Channel breakdown

R151

G109

B219

Red151 (59.2%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue262.91°

Saturation (HSL)60.44%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 6D · B DB

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