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Colour

#984CE6

  • #984CE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#984CE6 is a violet with RGB values 152, 76, 230 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

#984CE6#984CE6
HEX#984CE6
RGBrgb(152, 76, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.298, 0.902
RGB percentages59.6%, 29.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(269.6, 75.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 67%, 90.2%)
CMYK33.9%, 67%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,981,158
CSS custom property--colour: #984CE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#67B319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#886F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Blue violet · ΔE 15Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Dark violet · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AE64C
Analogous#4C4DE6, #E54CE6
Triadic#E6984C, #4CE698
Split complementary#E6E54C, #4DE64C
Tetradic#E64C4D, #9AE64C, #4CE6E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5D2F9
Lighter +20%#CBA6F3
Lighter +10%#B279EC
Darker −10%#7E1FE0
Darker −20%#6519B3
Darker −30%#4C1386
Darker −40%#320C5A
More saturated +25%#9833FF
Less saturated −25%#9865CD

Channel breakdown

R152
G76
B230
Red152 (59.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue269.61°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 4C · B E6

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