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Recognised as Colour

#983DBA

  • #983DBA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#983DBA is a violet with RGB values 152, 61, 186 and HSL 284°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#983DBA#983DBA
HEX#983DBA
RGBrgb(152, 61, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.2392, 0.7294
RGB percentages59.6%, 23.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(283.7, 50.6%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 67.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK18.3%, 67.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,977,274
CSS custom property--colour: #983DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#67C245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B69B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#965577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.5Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7Purple · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FBA3D
Analogous#5A3DBA, #BA3D9D
Triadic#BA983D, #3DBA98
Split complementary#9DBA3D, #3DBA5A
Tetradic#BA5A3D, #5FBA3D, #3D9DBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8D3F0
Lighter +30%#D5ACE4
Lighter +20%#C186D7
Lighter +10%#AD5FCB
Darker −10%#793094
Darker −20%#59246D
Darker −30%#3A1747
Darker −40%#1A0B20
More saturated +25%#A61ED9
Less saturated −25%#8A5C9B

Channel breakdown

R152
G61
B186
Red152 (59.6%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue283.68°
Saturation (HSL)50.61%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 3D · B BA

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