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Recognised as Colour

#977DB5

  • #977DB5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#977DB5 is a violet with RGB values 151, 125, 181 and HSL 268°, 27%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#977DB5#977DB5
HEX#977DB5
RGBrgb(151, 125, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4902, 0.7098
RGB percentages59.2%, 49%, 71%
HSLhsl(267.9, 27.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 30.9%, 71%)
CMYK16.6%, 30.9%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,928,117
CSS custom property--colour: #977DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#68824A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7287B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7788B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#938591no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BB57D
Analogous#7D7FB5, #B37DB5
Triadic#B5977D, #7DB597
Split complementary#B5B37D, #7FB57D
Tetradic#B57D7F, #9BB57D, #7DB5B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5DFED
Lighter +20%#CBBEDA
Lighter +10%#B19DC7
Darker −10%#7D5DA3
Darker −20%#644A82
Darker −30%#4B3862
Darker −40%#322541
More saturated +25%#9563CF
Less saturated −25%#99979C

Channel breakdown

R151
G125
B181
Red151 (59.2%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue267.86°
Saturation (HSL)27.45%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 7D · B B5

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