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Recognised as Colour

#986BAB

  • #986BAB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#986BAB is a violet with RGB values 152, 107, 171 and HSL 282°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#986BAB#986BAB
HEX#986BAB
RGBrgb(152, 107, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4196, 0.6706
RGB percentages59.6%, 42%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(282.2, 27.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 37.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK11.1%, 37.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,989,035
CSS custom property--colour: #986BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#679454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6179ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7DA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#977383no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Orchid · ΔE 28.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EAB6B
Analogous#786BAB, #AB6B9E
Triadic#AB986B, #6BAB98
Split complementary#9EAB6B, #6BAB78
Tetradic#AB786B, #7EAB6B, #6B9EAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EDF5
Lighter +30%#DCCDE2
Lighter +20%#C5ACD0
Lighter +10%#AF8CBD
Darker −10%#7E5291
Darker −20%#624070
Darker −30%#462D50
Darker −40%#291B2F
More saturated +25%#A44EC8
Less saturated −25%#8C888E

Channel breakdown

R152
G107
B171
Red152 (59.6%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue282.19°
Saturation (HSL)27.59%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 6B · B AB

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