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Recognised as Colour

#997FFA

  • #997FFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#997FFA is a blue with RGB values 153, 127, 250 and HSL 253°, 92%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#997FFA#997FFA
HEX#997FFA
RGBrgb(153, 127, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.498, 0.9804
RGB percentages60%, 49.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(252.7, 92.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 49.2%, 98%)
CMYK38.8%, 49.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,059,770
CSS custom property--colour: #997FFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#668005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E94FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#5190F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7F98B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0FA7F
Analogous#7FA3FA, #D67FFA
Triadic#FA997F, #7FFA99
Split complementary#FAD67F, #A3FA7F
Tetradic#FA7FA3, #E0FA7F, #7FFAD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E1FE
Lighter +10%#C0B0FC
Darker −10%#724EF8
Darker −20%#4B1DF6
Darker −30%#3408D8
Darker −40%#2807A6
More saturated +25%#967AFF
Less saturated −25%#A390E9

Channel breakdown

R153
G127
B250
Red153 (60%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue252.68°
Saturation (HSL)92.48%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7F · B FA

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