Recognised as Colour

#997FBE

#997FBE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#997FBE is a violet with RGB values 153, 127, 190 and HSL 265°, 33%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#997FBE#997FBE

HEX#997FBE

RGBrgb(153, 127, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.498, 0.7451

RGB percentages60%, 49.8%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(264.8, 32.6%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 33.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK19.5%, 33.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,059,710

CSS custom property--colour: #997FBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#668041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#718AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#768BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#938996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 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 text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 27.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30 Light slate grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4BE7F

Analogous#7F84BE, #B97FBE

Triadic#BE997F, #7FBE99

Split complementary#BEB97F, #85BE7F

Tetradic#BE7F84, #A4BE7F, #7FBEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE4F2

Lighter +20%#CFC3E0

Lighter +10%#B4A1CF

Darker −10%#7E5DAD

Darker −20%#65488F

Darker −30%#4D376D

Darker −40%#35264B

More saturated +25%#9567D6

Less saturated −25%#9D97A6

Channel breakdown

R153

G127

B190

Red153 (60%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue264.76°

Saturation (HSL)32.64%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 7F · B BE

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