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Recognised as Colour

#984EB0

  • #984EB0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#984EB0 is a violet with RGB values 152, 78, 176 and HSL 285°, 39%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#984EB0#984EB0
HEX#984EB0
RGBrgb(152, 78, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3059, 0.6902
RGB percentages59.6%, 30.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(285.3, 38.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 55.7%, 69%)
CMYK13.6%, 55.7%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,981,616
CSS custom property--colour: #984EB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#67B14F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3868B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#516FADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#975D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.6Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 17Orchid · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 20.6Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66B04E
Analogous#674EB0, #B04E97
Triadic#B0984E, #4EB098
Split complementary#97B04E, #4EB067
Tetradic#B0674E, #66B04E, #4E97B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EADBEF
Lighter +30%#D6B8DF
Lighter +20%#C194D0
Lighter +10%#AD71C0
Darker −10%#793E8D
Darker −20%#5B2F69
Darker −30%#3C1F46
Darker −40%#1E0F23
More saturated +25%#A82ED0
Less saturated −25%#886E90

Channel breakdown

R152
G78
B176
Red152 (59.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue285.31°
Saturation (HSL)38.58%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 4E · B B0

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