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Recognised as Colour

#982ABB

  • #982ABB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#982ABB is a violet with RGB values 152, 42, 187 and HSL 286°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#982ABB#982ABB
HEX#982ABB
RGBrgb(152, 42, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1647, 0.7333
RGB percentages59.6%, 16.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(285.5, 63.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 77.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK18.7%, 77.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,972,411
CSS custom property--colour: #982ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#67D544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2964B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Tritanopia#964B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.7Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Dark magenta · ΔE 17.5Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Purple · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DBB2A
Analogous#502ABB, #BB2A95
Triadic#BB982A, #2ABB98
Split complementary#95BB2A, #2ABB50
Tetradic#BB502A, #4DBB2A, #2A95BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5C0F1
Lighter +30%#D496E8
Lighter +20%#C36DDE
Lighter +10%#B243D5
Darker −10%#762191
Darker −20%#541768
Darker −30%#320E3E
Darker −40%#110514
More saturated +25%#A70DD8
Less saturated −25%#89479E

Channel breakdown

R152
G42
B187
Red152 (59.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue285.52°
Saturation (HSL)63.32%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 2A · B BB

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