Colour

#987EA4

#987EA4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#987EA4 is a violet with RGB values 152, 126, 164 and HSL 281°, 17%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#987EA4

RGBrgb(152, 126, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4941, 0.6431

RGB percentages59.6%, 49.4%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(281.1, 17.3%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 23.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK7.3%, 23.2%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,993,892

CSS custom property--colour: #987EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#67815B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7986A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E88A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#98828Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Plum · ΔE 23.5 Gray · ΔE 24 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2 Thistle · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 20.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AA47E

Analogous#857EA4, #A47E9D

Triadic#A4987E, #7EA498

Split complementary#9DA47E, #7EA485

Tetradic#A4857E, #8AA47E, #7E9DA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F6F8

Lighter +30%#E0D8E3

Lighter +20%#C8BACE

Lighter +10%#B09CB9

Darker −10%#7F638C

Darker −20%#644E6E

Darker −30%#493950

Darker −40%#2E2432

More saturated +25%#A262C0

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R152

G126

B164

Red152 (59.6%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue281.05°

Saturation (HSL)17.27%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 7E · B A4

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