Recognised as Colour

#997EA1

#997EA1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#997EA1 is a violet with RGB values 153, 126, 161 and HSL 286°, 16%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#997EA1#997EA1

HEX#997EA1

RGBrgb(153, 126, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4941, 0.6314

RGB percentages60%, 49.4%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(286.3, 15.7%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 21.7%, 63.1%)

CMYK5%, 21.7%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,059,425

CSS custom property--colour: #997EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#66815E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A85A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8088A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#99828Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6 Gray · ΔE 22.6 Plum · ΔE 24.2 Thistle · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 19.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86A17E

Analogous#877EA1, #A17E98

Triadic#A1997E, #7EA199

Split complementary#98A17E, #7EA188

Tetradic#A1887E, #86A17E, #7E98A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F4F7

Lighter +30%#DFD7E1

Lighter +20%#C8B9CC

Lighter +10%#B09CB6

Darker −10%#806389

Darker −20%#644E6B

Darker −30%#49384E

Darker −40%#2D2330

More saturated +25%#A862BD

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R153

G126

B161

Red153 (60%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue286.29°

Saturation (HSL)15.7%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 7E · B A1

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