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Recognised as Colour

#997CAB

  • #997CAB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#997CAB is a violet with RGB values 153, 124, 171 and HSL 277°, 22%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#997CAB#997CAB
HEX#997CAB
RGBrgb(153, 124, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4863, 0.6706
RGB percentages60%, 48.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(277, 21.9%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277, 27.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK10.5%, 27.5%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,058,923
CSS custom property--colour: #997CAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#668354

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7585ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B87AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#97828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Thistle · ΔE 27.4Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EAB7C
Analogous#827CAB, #AB7CA5
Triadic#AB997C, #7CAB99
Split complementary#A5AB7C, #7CAB81
Tetradic#AB817C, #8EAB7C, #7CA5AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF8FB
Lighter +30%#E2D9E7
Lighter +20%#C9BAD3
Lighter +10%#B19BBF
Darker −10%#805F95
Darker −20%#654B76
Darker −30%#4B3757
Darker −40%#302437
More saturated +25%#9F61C6
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R153
G124
B171
Red153 (60%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue277.02°
Saturation (HSL)21.86%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7C · B AB

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