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Recognised as Colour

#997DAB

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

#997DAB is a violet with RGB values 153, 125, 171 and HSL 277°, 21%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#997DAB#997DAB
HEX#997DAB
RGBrgb(153, 125, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4902, 0.6706
RGB percentages60%, 49%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(276.5, 21.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 26.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK10.5%, 26.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,059,179
CSS custom property--colour: #997DAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#668254

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7686ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C88AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#97838Dno 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 text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.8Thistle · ΔE 26.9Rosy brown · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FAB7D
Analogous#827DAB, #AB7DA6
Triadic#AB997D, #7DAB99
Split complementary#A6AB7D, #7DAB82
Tetradic#AB827D, #8FAB7D, #7DA6AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF9FB
Lighter +30%#E2DAE7
Lighter +20%#CABBD3
Lighter +10%#B19CBF
Darker −10%#806095
Darker −20%#664C76
Darker −30%#4B3857
Darker −40%#302438
More saturated +25%#9F62C6
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R153
G125
B171
Red153 (60%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue276.52°
Saturation (HSL)21.5%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7D · B AB

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