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Colour

#981CC7

  • #981CC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#981CC7 is a violet with RGB values 152, 28, 199 and HSL 284°, 75%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#981CC7#981CC7
HEX#981CC7
RGBrgb(152, 28, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1098, 0.7804
RGB percentages59.6%, 11%, 78%
HSLhsl(283.5, 75.3%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.5, 85.9%, 78%)
CMYK23.6%, 85.9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,968,839
CSS custom property--colour: #981CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#67E338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Tritanopia#934B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.2Dark violet · ΔE 10.5Blue violet · ΔE 13.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Indigo · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BC71C
Analogous#431CC7, #C71CA1
Triadic#C7981C, #1CC798
Split complementary#A1C71C, #1CC742
Tetradic#C7421C, #4BC71C, #1CA1C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5BAF5
Lighter +30%#D48DEF
Lighter +20%#C360E9
Lighter +10%#B234E2
Darker −10%#76169A
Darker −20%#540F6E
Darker −30%#320941
Darker −40%#0F0314
More saturated +25%#A500E3
Less saturated −25%#8B38AB

Channel breakdown

R152
G28
B199
Red152 (59.6%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue283.51°
Saturation (HSL)75.33%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 1C · B C7

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