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#977FE5

#977fe5 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#977fe5 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 49.8% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.06% cyan, 44.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 254.12°, with 66.23% saturation and 69.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2742

Complementary

  1. #977fe5
  2. #cde57f

Split complementary

  1. #977fe5
  2. #e5ca7f
  3. #9ae57f

Analogous

  1. #7f9ae5
  2. #977fe5
  3. #ca7fe5

Triadic

  1. #977fe5
  2. #e5977f
  3. #7fe597

Tetradic

  1. #977fe5
  2. #e57fcd
  3. #cde57f
  4. #7fe597

Square

  1. #977fe5
  2. #e57f9a
  3. #cde57f
  4. #7fe5ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4222a9
  2. #633fd8
  3. #977fe5
  4. #cbbff2
  5. #f1eefc

Shades

#977fe5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #977fe5
  2. #8872ce
  3. #7966b7
  4. #6a59a0
  5. #5b4c89
  6. #4c4073
  7. #3c335c
  8. #2d2645
  9. #1e192e
  10. #0f0d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#977fe5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #977fe5
  2. #a18ce8
  3. #ac99ea
  4. #b6a5ed
  5. #c1b2ef
  6. #cbbff2
  7. #d5ccf5
  8. #e0d9f7
  9. #eae5fa
  10. #f5f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#977fe5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #977fe5
  2. #957fdb
  3. #927fd1
  4. #907fc7
  5. #8e7fbd
  6. #8c80b3
  7. #8980a8
  8. #87809e
  9. #858094
  10. #82808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9289b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d90e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #608de3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8492a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798ae7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a88e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c8bc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-977fe5 {
  color: #977fe5;
}
Background
.bg-977fe5 {
  background-color: #977fe5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-977fe5 {
  border: 2px solid #977fe5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #977fe5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 127 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 66% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-977fe5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #977fe5, #ca7fe5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-977fe5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 127 229 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.58 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.43 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.21 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.61 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.61 #68801a Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#977fe5  rgb(151, 127, 229)  hsl(254, 66%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#cde57f  rgb(205, 229, 127)  hsl(74, 66%, 70%)  June Bud
#e5977f  rgb(229, 151, 127)  hsl(14, 66%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#7fe597  rgb(127, 229, 151)  hsl(134, 66%, 70%)  Light Green