Close to Dark Violet

#980DCD

#980DCD is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Dark Violet. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 5.1% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 283°, with 88% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #980DCD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#980DCD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #980DCD

What color is #980DCD?

#980DCD is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Dark Violet. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 5.1% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 283°, with 88% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #980DCD in RGB?

#980DCD is rgb(152, 13, 205): 152 red, 13 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #980DCD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(26, 94, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #980DCD?

PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #980DCD?

Its complement #216D06 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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