Colour

#761DC2

#761DC2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#761DC2 is a violet with RGB values 118, 29, 194 and HSL 272°, 74%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#761DC2

RGBrgb(118, 29, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.1137, 0.7608

RGB percentages46.3%, 11.4%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(272.4, 74%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 85.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK39.2%, 85.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,740,866

CSS custom property--colour: #761DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.71:1

Contrast with white7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#89E23D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Tritanopia#654E74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2 Blue violet · ΔE 11.3 Dark violet · ΔE 13 Indigo · ΔE 24.2 Dark blue · ΔE 24.8 Medium blue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69C21D

Analogous#241DC2, #C21DBB

Triadic#C2761D, #1DC276

Split complementary#BBC21D, #1DC224

Tetradic#C2241D, #69C21D, #1DBBC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8B7F4

Lighter +30%#C08AEE

Lighter +20%#A85EE7

Lighter +10%#9032E0

Darker −10%#5B1696

Darker −20%#401069

Darker −30%#25093D

Darker −40%#0A0211

More saturated +25%#7801DE

Less saturated −25%#7439A6

Channel breakdown

R118

G29

B194

Red118 (46.3%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue272.36°

Saturation (HSL)73.99%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 1D · B C2

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