Recognised as Colour

#978AA1

#978AA1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#978AA1 is a violet with RGB values 151, 138, 161 and HSL 274°, 11%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#978AA1#978AA1

HEX#978AA1

RGBrgb(151, 138, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5412, 0.6314

RGB percentages59.2%, 54.1%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(273.9, 10.9%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 14.3%, 63.1%)

CMYK6.2%, 14.3%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,931,425

CSS custom property--colour: #978AA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#68755E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878EA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#898FA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#968D92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Gray · ΔE 15.1 Dark grey · ΔE 17.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.2 Dim grey · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94A18A

Analogous#8C8AA1, #A18A9F

Triadic#A1978A, #8AA197

Split complementary#9FA18A, #8AA18B

Tetradic#A18B8A, #94A18A, #8A9FA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBFC

Lighter +30%#E2DFE5

Lighter +20%#C9C3CE

Lighter +10%#B0A6B8

Darker −10%#7E6E8A

Darker −20%#64586D

Darker −30%#4A4151

Darker −40%#302A35

More saturated +25%#9A70BB

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R151

G138

B161

Red151 (59.2%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue273.91°

Saturation (HSL)10.9%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 8A · B A1

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