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Recognised as Colour

#985CA9

  • #985CA9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#985CA9 is a violet with RGB values 152, 92, 169 and HSL 287°, 31%, 51%. 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

#985CA9#985CA9
HEX#985CA9
RGBrgb(152, 92, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3608, 0.6627
RGB percentages59.6%, 36.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(286.8, 30.9%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 45.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK10.1%, 45.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,985,193
CSS custom property--colour: #985CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#67A356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6FACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6075A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#98667Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Medium orchid · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DA95C
Analogous#715CA9, #A95C94
Triadic#A9985C, #5CA998
Split complementary#93A95C, #5CA971
Tetradic#A9715C, #6DA95C, #5C94A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE2EF
Lighter +30%#D7C0DE
Lighter +20%#C29FCC
Lighter +10%#AD7DBB
Darker −10%#7B4989
Darker −20%#5D3768
Darker −30%#3F2547
Darker −40%#211425
More saturated +25%#A93DC8
Less saturated −25%#877B8A

Channel breakdown

R152
G92
B169
Red152 (59.6%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue286.75°
Saturation (HSL)30.92%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 5C · B A9

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