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Colour

#985BFF

  • #985BFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#985BFF is a violet with RGB values 152, 91, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#985BFF#985BFF
HEX#985BFF
RGBrgb(152, 91, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3569, 1
RGB percentages59.6%, 35.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.3, 100%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 64.3%, 100%)
CMYK40.4%, 64.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,985,023
CSS custom property--colour: #985BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#67A400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7E81A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2FF5B
Analogous#5B70FF, #EA5BFF
Triadic#FF985B, #5BFF98
Split complementary#FFEA5B, #70FF5B
Tetradic#FF5B70, #C2FF5B, #5BFFEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F4FF
Lighter +20%#D8C1FF
Lighter +10%#B88EFF
Darker −10%#7828FF
Darker −20%#5B00F4
Darker −30%#4800C1
Darker −40%#35008E
More saturated +25%#985BFF
Less saturated −25%#9D70EB

Channel breakdown

R152
G91
B255
Red152 (59.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 5B · B FF

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