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Colour

#986AFD

  • #986AFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#986AFD is a violet with RGB values 152, 106, 253 and HSL 259°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#986AFD#986AFD
HEX#986AFD
RGBrgb(152, 106, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4157, 0.9922
RGB percentages59.6%, 41.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(258.8, 97.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 58.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK39.9%, 58.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,988,861
CSS custom property--colour: #986AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#679502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2184FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7E8AAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFFD6A
Analogous#6A85FD, #E26AFD
Triadic#FD986A, #6AFD98
Split complementary#FDE26A, #85FD6A
Tetradic#FD6A85, #CFFD6A, #6AFDE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DECFFE
Lighter +10%#BB9CFE
Darker −10%#7538FC
Darker −20%#5205FC
Darker −30%#4103CB
Darker −40%#310299
More saturated +25%#9768FF
Less saturated −25%#9F7DEA

Channel breakdown

R152
G106
B253
Red152 (59.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue258.78°
Saturation (HSL)97.35%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 6A · B FD

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