Recognised as Colour

#986CF5

#986CF5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#986CF5 is a violet with RGB values 152, 108, 245 and HSL 259°, 87%, 69%. 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

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HEX#986CF5

RGBrgb(152, 108, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4235, 0.9608

RGB percentages59.6%, 42.4%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(259.3, 87.3%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 55.9%, 96.1%)

CMYK38%, 55.9%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,989,365

CSS custom property--colour: #986CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1

Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#67930A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2588FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3584F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8189A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.5 Slate blue · ΔE 16.1 Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3 Royal blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9F56C

Analogous#6C84F5, #DD6CF5

Triadic#F5986C, #6CF598

Split complementary#F5DD6C, #84F56C

Tetradic#F56C84, #C9F56C, #6CF5DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFBFF

Lighter +20%#DBCCFB

Lighter +10%#B99CF8

Darker −10%#773CF2

Darker −20%#5610EB

Darker −30%#450DBB

Darker −40%#33098C

More saturated +25%#9462FF

Less saturated −25%#9F80E1

Channel breakdown

R152

G108

B245

Red152 (59.6%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue259.27°

Saturation (HSL)87.26%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 6C · B F5

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