Colour

#9984C8

#9984C8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9984C8 is a violet with RGB values 153, 132, 200 and HSL 259°, 38%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#9984C8

RGBrgb(153, 132, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5176, 0.7843

RGB percentages60%, 51.8%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(258.5, 38.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 34%, 78.4%)

CMYK23.5%, 34%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,061,000

CSS custom property--colour: #9984C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#667B37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#748FCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#778EC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#908F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4 Medium purple · ΔE 23.4 Steel blue · ΔE 27.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4 Slate blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3C884

Analogous#8491C8, #BB84C8

Triadic#C89984, #84C899

Split complementary#C8BB84, #91C884

Tetradic#C88491, #B3C884, #84C8BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1EEF7

Lighter +20%#D3CAE8

Lighter +10%#B6A7D8

Darker −10%#7C61B8

Darker −20%#62479F

Darker −30%#4C377C

Darker −40%#372858

More saturated +25%#906EDE

Less saturated −25%#A29AB2

Channel breakdown

R153

G132

B200

Red153 (60%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue258.53°

Saturation (HSL)38.2%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 84 · B C8

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Colour values

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