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Recognised as Colour

#997DCA

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

#997DCA is a violet with RGB values 153, 125, 202 and HSL 262°, 42%, 64%. 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

#997DCA#997DCA
HEX#997DCA
RGBrgb(153, 125, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4902, 0.7922
RGB percentages60%, 49%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(261.8, 42.1%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 38.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK24.3%, 38.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,059,210
CSS custom property--colour: #997DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 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#898989
Inverted#668235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A8BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8AC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#908A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 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 17.5Plum · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Orchid · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AECA7D
Analogous#7D88CA, #BF7DCA
Triadic#CA997D, #7DCA99
Split complementary#CABF7D, #88CA7D
Tetradic#CA7D88, #AECA7D, #7DCABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEAF6
Lighter +20%#D2C5E8
Lighter +10%#B5A1D9
Darker −10%#7D59BB
Darker −20%#6441A0
Darker −30%#4D327C
Darker −40%#362457
More saturated +25%#9366E1
Less saturated −25%#9F94B3

Channel breakdown

R153
G125
B202
Red153 (60%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)42.08%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7D · B CA

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