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Recognised as Colour

#983FC5

  • #983FC5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#983FC5 is a violet with RGB values 152, 63, 197 and HSL 280°, 54%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#983FC5#983FC5
HEX#983FC5
RGBrgb(152, 63, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.2471, 0.7725
RGB percentages59.6%, 24.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(279.9, 53.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 68%, 77.3%)
CMYK22.8%, 68%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,977,797
CSS custom property--colour: #983FC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#67C03A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#316BC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#935B7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2Medium orchid · ΔE 11.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CC53F
Analogous#553FC5, #C53FAF
Triadic#C5983F, #3FC598
Split complementary#AFC53F, #3FC555
Tetradic#C5553F, #6CC53F, #3FAFC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECDCF4
Lighter +30%#D7B5E8
Lighter +20%#C28DDD
Lighter +10%#AD66D1
Darker −10%#7B30A1
Darker −20%#5D2579
Darker −30%#3F1952
Darker −40%#210D2B
More saturated +25%#A220E4
Less saturated −25%#8E5EA6

Channel breakdown

R152
G63
B197
Red152 (59.6%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue279.85°
Saturation (HSL)53.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 3F · B C5

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