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Colour

#976EA1

  • #976EA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#976EA1 is a violet with RGB values 151, 110, 161 and HSL 288°, 21%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#976EA1#976EA1
HEX#976EA1
RGBrgb(151, 110, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4314, 0.6314
RGB percentages59.2%, 43.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(288.2, 21.3%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 31.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK6.2%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,924,257
CSS custom property--colour: #976EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#68915E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#687AA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#717E9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#987480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.3Slate grey · ΔE 29.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9Pale violetred · ΔE 30.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78A16E
Analogous#7E6EA1, #A16E92
Triadic#A1976E, #6EA197
Split complementary#92A16E, #6EA17E
Tetradic#A17E6E, #78A16E, #6E92A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EAF1
Lighter +30%#DACBDD
Lighter +20%#C3ACC9
Lighter +10%#AD8DB5
Darker −10%#7C5785
Darker −20%#5F4267
Darker −30%#432E48
Darker −40%#261A29
More saturated +25%#A950BF
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R151
G110
B161
Red151 (59.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue288.24°
Saturation (HSL)21.34%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 6E · B A1

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