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Recognised as Colour

#985BC7

  • #985BC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#985BC7 is a violet with RGB values 152, 91, 199 and HSL 274°, 49%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#985BC7#985BC7
HEX#985BC7
RGBrgb(152, 91, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3569, 0.7804
RGB percentages59.6%, 35.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(273.9, 49.1%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 54.3%, 78%)
CMYK23.6%, 54.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,984,967
CSS custom property--colour: #985BC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18281WCAG 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 backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#67A438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3974CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D77C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#916E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Orchid · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AC75B
Analogous#625BC7, #C75BC0
Triadic#C7985B, #5BC798
Split complementary#C0C75B, #5BC762
Tetradic#C7625B, #8AC75B, #5BC0C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3FB
Lighter +30%#E0CDEE
Lighter +20%#C8A7E1
Lighter +10%#B081D4
Darker −10%#7F3DB2
Darker −20%#64308C
Darker −30%#492366
Darker −40%#2E1640
More saturated +25%#9C3FE3
Less saturated −25%#9477AB

Channel breakdown

R152
G91
B199
Red152 (59.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue273.89°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 5B · B C7

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