Colour

#985EA7

#985EA7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#985EA7 is a violet with RGB values 152, 94, 167 and HSL 288°, 29%, 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

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HEX#985EA7

RGBrgb(152, 94, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3686, 0.6549

RGB percentages59.6%, 36.9%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(287.7, 29.3%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 43.7%, 65.5%)

CMYK9%, 43.7%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,985,703

CSS custom property--colour: #985EA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#67A158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5370AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6376A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#99677Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 21.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24 Orchid · ΔE 24.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5 Plum · ΔE 26 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 21.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6DA75E

Analogous#745EA7, #A75E91

Triadic#A7985E, #5EA798

Split complementary#92A75E, #5EA773

Tetradic#A7735E, #6DA75E, #5E92A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ECE2EF

Lighter +30%#D7C1DD

Lighter +20%#C2A0CB

Lighter +10%#AD7FB9

Darker −10%#7B4A88

Darker −20%#5D3867

Darker −30%#3F2646

Darker −40%#211425

More saturated +25%#AA3FC6

Less saturated −25%#867D88

Channel breakdown

R152

G94

B167

Red152 (59.6%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue287.67°

Saturation (HSL)29.32%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 5E · B A7

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