Recognised as Colour

#997CE7

#997CE7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#997CE7 is a violet with RGB values 153, 124, 231 and HSL 256°, 69%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#997CE7

RGBrgb(153, 124, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4863, 0.9059

RGB percentages60%, 48.6%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(256.3, 69%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.3, 46.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK33.8%, 46.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,058,983

CSS custom property--colour: #997CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#668318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#588FEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D8CE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8790A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.6 Slate blue · ΔE 15.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6 Royal blue · ΔE 20.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.55, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAE77C

Analogous#7C94E7, #CF7CE7

Triadic#E7997C, #7CE799

Split complementary#E7CF7C, #94E77C

Tetradic#E77C94, #CAE77C, #7CE7CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#DCD2F7

Lighter +10%#BBA7EF

Darker −10%#7751DF

Darker −20%#5727D6

Darker −30%#451FAB

Darker −40%#341780

More saturated +25%#9069FA

Less saturated −25%#A28FD4

Channel breakdown

R153

G124

B231

Red153 (60%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue256.26°

Saturation (HSL)69.03%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 7C · B E7

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