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Recognised as Colour

#986FB3

  • #986FB3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#986FB3 is a violet with RGB values 152, 111, 179 and HSL 276°, 31%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#986FB3#986FB3
HEX#986FB3
RGBrgb(152, 111, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4353, 0.702
RGB percentages59.6%, 43.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(276.2, 30.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.2, 38%, 70.2%)
CMYK15.1%, 38%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,990,067
CSS custom property--colour: #986FB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#67904C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#627DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C80B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#957989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 21.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Orchid · ΔE 28.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 29Slate blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 21.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AB36F
Analogous#766FB3, #B36FAC
Triadic#B3986F, #6FB398
Split complementary#ACB36F, #6FB376
Tetradic#B3766F, #8AB36F, #6FACB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F5F9
Lighter +30%#E0D3E8
Lighter +20%#C8B2D6
Lighter +10%#B090C5
Darker −10%#7F539C
Darker −20%#64417B
Darker −30%#492F5A
Darker −40%#2E1E38
More saturated +25%#9E53CF
Less saturated −25%#928B97

Channel breakdown

R152
G111
B179
Red152 (59.6%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue276.18°
Saturation (HSL)30.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 6F · B B3

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