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Recognised as Colour

#986EEB

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

#986EEB is a violet with RGB values 152, 110, 235 and HSL 260°, 76%, 68%. 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

#986EEB#986EEB
HEX#986EEB
RGBrgb(152, 110, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4314, 0.9216
RGB percentages59.6%, 43.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(260.2, 75.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 53.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK35.3%, 53.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,989,867
CSS custom property--colour: #986EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#679114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A87EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4584E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8587A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9Medium purple · ΔE 9.9Slate blue · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1EB6E
Analogous#6E82EB, #D76EEB
Triadic#EB986E, #6EEB98
Split complementary#EBD76E, #82EB6E
Tetradic#EB6E82, #C1EB6E, #6EEBD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F4FE
Lighter +20%#D8C8F7
Lighter +10%#B89BF1
Darker −10%#7841E5
Darker −20%#5B1DD6
Darker −30%#4817A9
Darker −40%#35117C
More saturated +25%#915AFF
Less saturated −25%#9F83D6

Channel breakdown

R152
G110
B235
Red152 (59.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue260.16°
Saturation (HSL)75.76%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 6E · B EB

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