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Recognised as Colour

#9987CF

  • #9987CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9987CF is a violet with RGB values 153, 135, 207 and HSL 255°, 43%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9987CF#9987CF
HEX#9987CF
RGBrgb(153, 135, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5294, 0.8118
RGB percentages60%, 52.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(255, 42.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 34.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK26.1%, 34.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,061,775
CSS custom property--colour: #9987CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#667830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7492D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7791CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8E93A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDCF87
Analogous#8799CF, #BD87CF
Triadic#CF9987, #87CF99
Split complementary#CFBD87, #99CF87
Tetradic#CF8799, #BDCF87, #87CFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F4FB
Lighter +20%#D7D0EC
Lighter +10%#B8ABDE
Darker −10%#7A63C0
Darker −20%#5E45AB
Darker −30%#4A3687
Darker −40%#362763
More saturated +25%#8F72E4
Less saturated −25%#A49CBA

Channel breakdown

R153
G135
B207
Red153 (60%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 87 · B CF

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