Recognised as Colour

#985EFD

#985EFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#985EFD is a violet with RGB values 152, 94, 253 and HSL 262°, 98%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#985EFD

RGBrgb(152, 94, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3686, 0.9922

RGB percentages59.6%, 36.9%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(261.9, 97.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 62.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK39.9%, 62.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,985,789

CSS custom property--colour: #985EFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#67A102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Deuteranopia#007EFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7E82A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4 Blue violet · ΔE 18.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7 Dark violet · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3FD5E

Analogous#5E74FD, #E75EFD

Triadic#FD985E, #5EFD98

Split complementary#FDE85E, #73FD5E

Tetradic#FD5E74, #C3FD5E, #5EFDE7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F5FF

Lighter +20%#D8C3FE

Lighter +10%#B890FE

Darker −10%#782CFC

Darker −20%#5A03F2

Darker −30%#4702C0

Darker −40%#35028D

More saturated +25%#975CFF

Less saturated −25%#9E72E9

Channel breakdown

R152

G94

B253

Red152 (59.6%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue261.89°

Saturation (HSL)97.55%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 5E · B FD

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Colour values

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