Recognised as Colour

#987BCE

#987BCE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#987BCE is a violet with RGB values 152, 123, 206 and HSL 261°, 46%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#987BCE

RGBrgb(152, 123, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4824, 0.8078

RGB percentages59.6%, 48.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(261, 45.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261, 40.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK26.2%, 40.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,993,166

CSS custom property--colour: #987BCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#678431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#658AD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8E899Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23.6 Plum · ΔE 23.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8 Orchid · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B1CE7B

Analogous#7B88CE, #C27BCE

Triadic#CE987B, #7BCE98

Split complementary#CEC27B, #88CE7B

Tetradic#CE7B88, #B1CE7B, #7BCEC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFEBF7

Lighter +20%#D2C5EA

Lighter +10%#B5A0DC

Darker −10%#7B56C0

Darker −20%#623DA6

Darker −30%#4C3080

Darker −40%#36225B

More saturated +25%#9164E5

Less saturated −25%#9F92B7

Channel breakdown

R152

G123

B206

Red152 (59.6%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue260.96°

Saturation (HSL)45.86%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 7B · B CE

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Colour values

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