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Recognised as Colour

#985FDF

  • #985FDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#985FDF is a violet with RGB values 152, 95, 223 and HSL 267°, 67%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#985FDF#985FDF
HEX#985FDF
RGBrgb(152, 95, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3725, 0.8745
RGB percentages59.6%, 37.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(266.7, 66.7%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 57.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK31.8%, 57.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,986,015
CSS custom property--colour: #985FDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#67A020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#237BE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C7CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8A7996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2Medium purple · ΔE 13.9Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6DF5F
Analogous#5F66DF, #D85FDF
Triadic#DF985F, #5FDF98
Split complementary#DFD85F, #66DF5F
Tetradic#DF5F66, #A6DF5F, #5FDFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EADEF9
Lighter +20%#CFB4F0
Lighter +10%#B389E7
Darker −10%#7D35D6
Darker −20%#6424B4
Darker −30%#4C1C89
Darker −40%#35135F
More saturated +25%#9547F7
Less saturated −25%#9B77C7

Channel breakdown

R152
G95
B223
Red152 (59.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue266.72°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 5F · B DF

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