Colour

#977ED3

#977ED3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#977ED3 is a violet with RGB values 151, 126, 211 and HSL 258°, 49%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#977ED3

RGBrgb(151, 126, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4941, 0.8275

RGB percentages59.2%, 49.4%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(257.6, 49.1%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 40.3%, 82.7%)

CMYK28.4%, 40.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,928,403

CSS custom property--colour: #977ED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#68812C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#668CD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A8BD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8A8D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8 Slate blue · ΔE 23.1 Plum · ΔE 24.3 Royal blue · ΔE 27 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAD37E

Analogous#7E90D3, #C27ED3

Triadic#D3977E, #7ED397

Split complementary#D3C17E, #90D37E

Tetradic#D37E90, #BAD37E, #7ED3C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F0FA

Lighter +20%#D4CAED

Lighter +10%#B6A4E0

Darker −10%#7858C6

Darker −20%#5E3CAF

Darker −30%#492F89

Darker −40%#352263

More saturated +25%#8E68E9

Less saturated −25%#A094BD

Channel breakdown

R151

G126

B211

Red151 (59.2%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue257.65°

Saturation (HSL)49.13%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 7E · B D3

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