Colour

#984CE5

#984CE5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#984CE5 is a violet with RGB values 152, 76, 229 and HSL 270°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#984CE5

RGBrgb(152, 76, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.298, 0.898

RGB percentages59.6%, 29.8%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(269.8, 74.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 66.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK33.6%, 66.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,981,157

CSS custom property--colour: #984CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#67B31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0074E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Tritanopia#896F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.5 Blue violet · ΔE 15.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 19.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99E54C

Analogous#4C4DE5, #E44CE5

Triadic#E5984C, #4CE598

Split complementary#E5E54C, #4CE54C

Tetradic#E54C4D, #99E54C, #4CE5E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E5D2F8

Lighter +20%#CBA5F2

Lighter +10%#B279EB

Darker −10%#7E20DE

Darker −20%#651AB1

Darker −30%#4C1385

Darker −40%#320D58

More saturated +25%#9832FF

Less saturated −25%#9866CB

Channel breakdown

R152

G76

B229

Red152 (59.6%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue269.8°

Saturation (HSL)74.63%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 4C · B E5

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