976EBB

#976EBB Viola

#976EBB is a medium, moderately saturated purple named Viola. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.1% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(151, 110, 187)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 36% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #976EBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.26:1.

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Variations of #976EBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#976EBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#976EBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #976EBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6780B9
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D7EBE
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #707ABD
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6780B9
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #787ABA
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #927A8C
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9673A7
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7F7F7F
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #867B91

#976EBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.99:1 Poor#976EBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.26:1 Good#976EBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#976EBB in CSS

/* Viola */
.color { color: #976EBB; }
.background { background-color: #976EBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #976EBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 110 187);
color: hsl(272 36% 58%);
color: oklch(0.610 0.121 307.7);

#976EBB FAQ

What color is #976EBB?

#976EBB is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Viola. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #976EBB?

#976EBB is rgb(151, 110, 187) in RGB, hsl(272, 36%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 41%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #976EBB?

The complementary color of #976EBB is #92BB6E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #976EBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #976EBB: 5.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #976EBB a warm or cool color?

#976EBB is a cool color.