Colour

#987FB1

#987FB1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#987FB1 is a violet with RGB values 152, 127, 177 and HSL 270°, 24%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#987FB1#987FB1

HEX#987FB1

RGBrgb(152, 127, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.498, 0.6941

RGB percentages59.6%, 49.8%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(270, 24.3%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 28.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK14.1%, 28.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,994,161

CSS custom property--colour: #987FB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#67804E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7688B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B89AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#958691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 25.7 Thistle · ΔE 27.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98B17F

Analogous#7F7FB1, #B17FB1

Triadic#B1987F, #7FB198

Split complementary#B1B17F, #7FB17F

Tetradic#B17F7F, #98B17F, #7FB1B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E5DEEB

Lighter +20%#CBBED8

Lighter +10%#B29FC4

Darker −10%#7F609D

Darker −20%#654C7E

Darker −30%#4C395E

Darker −40%#32263E

More saturated +25%#9865CB

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R152

G127

B177

Red152 (59.6%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)24.27%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 7F · B B1

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