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Recognised as Colour

#978D9E

  • #978D9E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#978D9E is a violet with RGB values 151, 141, 158 and HSL 275°, 8%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#978D9E#978D9E
HEX#978D9E
RGBrgb(151, 141, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5529, 0.6196
RGB percentages59.2%, 55.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(275.3, 8.1%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 10.8%, 62%)
CMYK4.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,932,190
CSS custom property--colour: #978D9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#687261

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B909Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D919Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#968F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.7Slate grey · ΔE 12Gray · ΔE 12.2Dark grey · ΔE 13.9Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8Dim grey · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#949E8D
Analogous#8F8D9E, #9E8D9D
Triadic#9E978D, #8D9E97
Split complementary#9D9E8D, #8D9E8F
Tetradic#9E8F8D, #949E8D, #8D9D9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBFC
Lighter +30%#E2E0E4
Lighter +20%#C9C4CD
Lighter +10%#B0A9B5
Darker −10%#7E7286
Darker −20%#645B6A
Darker −30%#4A434F
Darker −40%#302C33
More saturated +25%#9C73B8
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R151
G141
B158
Red151 (59.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue275.29°
Saturation (HSL)8.06%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8D · B 9E

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