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Colour

#997FB2

  • #997FB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#997FB2 is a violet with RGB values 153, 127, 178 and HSL 271°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#997FB2#997FB2
HEX#997FB2
RGBrgb(153, 127, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.498, 0.698
RGB percentages60%, 49.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(270.6, 24.9%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 28.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK14%, 28.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,059,698
CSS custom property--colour: #997FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#66804D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7688B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8AB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#968691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Thistle · ΔE 27.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98B27F
Analogous#7F7FB2, #B27FB2
Triadic#B2997F, #7FB299
Split complementary#B2B27F, #7FB27F
Tetradic#B27F7F, #98B27F, #7FB2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#E5DFEB
Lighter +20%#CCBFD8
Lighter +10%#B29FC5
Darker −10%#805F9F
Darker −20%#664C7F
Darker −30%#4C395F
Darker −40%#33263F
More saturated +25%#9A65CC
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R153
G127
B178
Red153 (60%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue270.59°
Saturation (HSL)24.88%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7F · B B2

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