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Recognised as Colour

#986CAA

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

#986CAA is a violet with RGB values 152, 108, 170 and HSL 283°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#986CAA#986CAA
HEX#986CAA
RGBrgb(152, 108, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4235, 0.6667
RGB percentages59.6%, 42.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(282.6, 26.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 36.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK10.6%, 36.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,989,290
CSS custom property--colour: #986CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#679355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#627AACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#977483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Orchid · ΔE 29.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EAA6C
Analogous#796CAA, #AA6C9D
Triadic#AA986C, #6CAA98
Split complementary#9DAA6C, #6CAA79
Tetradic#AA796C, #7EAA6C, #6C9DAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EDF5
Lighter +30%#DCCDE2
Lighter +20%#C5ADCF
Lighter +10%#AF8CBD
Darker −10%#7E5390
Darker −20%#624070
Darker −30%#462E4F
Darker −40%#291B2F
More saturated +25%#A44FC7
Less saturated −25%#8C898D

Channel breakdown

R152
G108
B170
Red152 (59.6%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue282.58°
Saturation (HSL)26.72%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 6C · B AA

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