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Recognised as Colour

#987AE2

  • #987AE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#987AE2 is a violet with RGB values 152, 122, 226 and HSL 257°, 64%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#987AE2#987AE2
HEX#987AE2
RGBrgb(152, 122, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4784, 0.8863
RGB percentages59.6%, 47.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(257.3, 64.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 46%, 88.6%)
CMYK32.7%, 46%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,992,930
CSS custom property--colour: #987AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#67851D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#588DE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8ADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#878EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.23, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4E27A
Analogous#7A90E2, #CC7AE2
Triadic#E2987A, #7AE298
Split complementary#E2CC7A, #90E27A
Tetradic#E27A90, #C4E27A, #7AE2CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F8FD
Lighter +20%#D9CEF4
Lighter +10%#B8A4EB
Darker −10%#7850D9
Darker −20%#5A2CCA
Darker −30%#4723A0
Darker −40%#341A76
More saturated +25%#8F66F6
Less saturated −25%#A18ECE

Channel breakdown

R152
G122
B226
Red152 (59.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue257.31°
Saturation (HSL)64.2%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 7A · B E2

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