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Recognised as Colour

#986EEA

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

#986EEA is a violet with RGB values 152, 110, 234 and HSL 260°, 75%, 67%. 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

#986EEA#986EEA
HEX#986EEA
RGBrgb(152, 110, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4314, 0.9176
RGB percentages59.6%, 43.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(260.3, 74.7%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 53%, 91.8%)
CMYK35%, 53%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,989,866
CSS custom property--colour: #986EEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#679115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B86EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4684E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8587A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.3Medium purple · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 12.6Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0EA6E
Analogous#6E82EA, #D66EEA
Triadic#EA986E, #6EEA98
Split complementary#EAD66E, #82EA6E
Tetradic#EA6E82, #C0EA6E, #6EEAD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F4FD
Lighter +20%#D7C7F7
Lighter +10%#B89BF0
Darker −10%#7841E4
Darker −20%#5C1FD3
Darker −30%#4818A7
Darker −40%#35127A
More saturated +25%#9159FF
Less saturated −25%#9F83D5

Channel breakdown

R152
G110
B234
Red152 (59.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue260.32°
Saturation (HSL)74.7%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 6E · B EA

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