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Recognised as Colour

#977EF2

  • #977EF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#977EF2 is a blue with RGB values 151, 126, 242 and HSL 253°, 82%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#977EF2#977EF2
HEX#977EF2
RGBrgb(151, 126, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4941, 0.949
RGB percentages59.2%, 49.4%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(252.9, 81.7%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 47.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK37.6%, 47.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,928,434
CSS custom property--colour: #977EF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#68810D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5292F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#558EEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7F95ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9F27E
Analogous#7E9FF2, #D17EF2
Triadic#F2977E, #7EF297
Split complementary#F2D17E, #9FF27E
Tetradic#F27E9F, #D9F27E, #7EF2D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2DBFB
Lighter +10%#BCACF7
Darker −10%#7250ED
Darker −20%#4C21E9
Darker −30%#3A14C3
Darker −40%#2C0F95
More saturated +25%#9071FF
Less saturated −25%#A190E0

Channel breakdown

R151
G126
B242
Red151 (59.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue252.93°
Saturation (HSL)81.69%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 7E · B F2

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