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Recognised as Colour

#978AEA

  • #978AEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#978AEA is a blue with RGB values 151, 138, 234 and HSL 248°, 70%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#978AEA#978AEA
HEX#978AEA
RGBrgb(151, 138, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5412, 0.9176
RGB percentages59.2%, 54.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(248.1, 69.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 41%, 91.8%)
CMYK35.5%, 41%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,931,498
CSS custom property--colour: #978AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#687515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B99EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A94E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#829CAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEA8A
Analogous#8AADEA, #C78AEA
Triadic#EA978A, #8AEA97
Split complementary#EAC78A, #ADEA8A
Tetradic#EA8AAD, #DDEA8A, #8AEAC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E0FA
Lighter +10%#BDB5F2
Darker −10%#715FE2
Darker −20%#4A34DA
Darker −30%#3621BA
Darker −40%#291A8E
More saturated +25%#8A79FB
Less saturated −25%#A49BD9

Channel breakdown

R151
G138
B234
Red151 (59.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue248.13°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8A · B EA

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