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Recognised as Colour

#997DE5

  • #997DE5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#997DE5 is a violet with RGB values 153, 125, 229 and HSL 256°, 67%, 69%. 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

#997DE5#997DE5
HEX#997DE5
RGBrgb(153, 125, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4902, 0.898
RGB percentages60%, 49%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(256.2, 66.7%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 45.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK33.2%, 45.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,059,237
CSS custom property--colour: #997DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#66821A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B8FE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F8CE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8791A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E57D
Analogous#7D95E5, #CD7DE5
Triadic#E5997D, #7DE599
Split complementary#E5CD7D, #95E57D
Tetradic#E57D95, #C9E57D, #7DE5CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#DCD2F6
Lighter +10%#BAA7EE
Darker −10%#7852DD
Darker −20%#572AD2
Darker −30%#4621A7
Darker −40%#34197D
More saturated +25%#9069F9
Less saturated −25%#A291D2

Channel breakdown

R153
G125
B229
Red153 (60%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue256.15°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7D · B E5

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