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Colour

#986DFF

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

#986DFF is a violet with RGB values 152, 109, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#986DFF#986DFF
HEX#986DFF
RGBrgb(152, 109, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4275, 1
RGB percentages59.6%, 42.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.7, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK40.4%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,989,631
CSS custom property--colour: #986DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#679200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D8AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2686FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7D8DACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4FF6D
Analogous#6D8BFF, #E16DFF
Triadic#FF986D, #6DFF98
Split complementary#FFE16D, #8BFF6D
Tetradic#FF6D8B, #D4FF6D, #6DFFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0D3FF
Lighter +10%#BCA0FF
Darker −10%#743AFF
Darker −20%#5007FF
Darker −30%#3E00D3
Darker −40%#2F00A0
More saturated +25%#986DFF
Less saturated −25%#A07FED

Channel breakdown

R152
G109
B255
Red152 (59.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 6D · B FF

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