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Recognised as Colour

#985AB0

  • #985AB0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#985AB0 is a violet with RGB values 152, 90, 176 and HSL 283°, 35%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#985AB0#985AB0
HEX#985AB0
RGBrgb(152, 90, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3529, 0.6902
RGB percentages59.6%, 35.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(283.3, 35.2%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 48.9%, 69%)
CMYK13.6%, 48.9%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,984,688
CSS custom property--colour: #985AB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#67A54F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496FB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B75AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#97677Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4Orchid · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72B05A
Analogous#6D5AB0, #B05A9D
Triadic#B0985A, #5AB098
Split complementary#9DB05A, #5AB06D
Tetradic#B06D5A, #72B05A, #5A9DB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE4F2
Lighter +30%#D9C1E2
Lighter +20%#C39FD1
Lighter +10%#AE7CC1
Darker −10%#7C4691
Darker −20%#5F356F
Darker −30%#41254C
Darker −40%#24142A
More saturated +25%#A53CCF
Less saturated −25%#8B7992

Channel breakdown

R152
G90
B176
Red152 (59.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue283.26°
Saturation (HSL)35.25%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 5A · B B0

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