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Recognised as Colour

#981FBC

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

#981FBC is a violet with RGB values 152, 31, 188 and HSL 286°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#981FBC#981FBC
HEX#981FBC
RGBrgb(152, 31, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1216, 0.7373
RGB percentages59.6%, 12.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(286.2, 71.7%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 83.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK19.1%, 83.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,969,596
CSS custom property--colour: #981FBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#67E043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D62B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#964771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.8Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43BC1F
Analogous#4A1FBC, #BC1F91
Triadic#BC981F, #1FBC98
Split complementary#92BC1F, #1FBC4A
Tetradic#BC491F, #43BC1F, #1F91BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4B4F3
Lighter +30%#D589EB
Lighter +20%#C55DE4
Lighter +10%#B631DD
Darker −10%#751890
Darker −20%#511164
Darker −30%#2E0939
Darker −40%#0A020D
More saturated +25%#A704D7
Less saturated −25%#893AA1

Channel breakdown

R152
G31
B188
Red152 (59.6%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue286.24°
Saturation (HSL)71.69%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 1F · B BC

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