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Colour

#997AD9

  • #997AD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#997AD9 is a violet with RGB values 153, 122, 217 and HSL 260°, 56%, 66%. 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

#997AD9#997AD9
HEX#997AD9
RGBrgb(153, 122, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4784, 0.851
RGB percentages60%, 47.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(259.6, 55.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 43.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK29.5%, 43.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,058,457
CSS custom property--colour: #997AD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#668526

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E8BDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#648AD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8C8B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Orchid · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAD97A
Analogous#7A8BD9, #C87AD9
Triadic#D9997A, #7AD999
Split complementary#D9C87A, #8BD97A
Tetradic#D97A8B, #BAD97A, #7AD9C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F1FB
Lighter +20%#D6C9F0
Lighter +10%#B7A2E4
Darker −10%#7B52CE
Darker −20%#6035B8
Darker −30%#4B2991
Darker −40%#361E69
More saturated +25%#9265EE
Less saturated −25%#A08FC4

Channel breakdown

R153
G122
B217
Red153 (60%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue259.58°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7A · B D9

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