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Recognised as Colour

#981BDB

  • #981BDB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#981BDB is a violet with RGB values 152, 27, 219 and HSL 279°, 78%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#981BDB#981BDB
HEX#981BDB
RGBrgb(152, 27, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1059, 0.8588
RGB percentages59.6%, 10.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(279.1, 78%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 87.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK30.6%, 87.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,968,603
CSS custom property--colour: #981BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#67E424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8D5582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 3.1Blue violet · ΔE 6.2Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3Medium blue · ΔE 27.9Medium orchid · ΔE 30.4Fuchsia · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.1, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EDB1B
Analogous#381BDB, #DB1BBE
Triadic#DB981B, #1BDB98
Split complementary#BEDB1B, #1BDB38
Tetradic#DB381B, #5EDB1B, #1BBEDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8CAF8
Lighter +30%#D59CF3
Lighter +20%#C16FED
Lighter +10%#AE41E8
Darker −10%#7815AE
Darker −20%#591080
Darker −30%#390A53
Darker −40%#1A0525
More saturated +25%#A000F6
Less saturated −25%#8F3ABC

Channel breakdown

R152
G27
B219
Red152 (59.6%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue279.06°
Saturation (HSL)78.05%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 1B · B DB

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