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Recognised as Colour

#761EB2

  • #761EB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#761EB2 is a violet with RGB values 118, 30, 178 and HSL 276°, 71%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#761EB2#761EB2
HEX#761EB2
RGBrgb(118, 30, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.1176, 0.698
RGB percentages46.3%, 11.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(275.7, 71.2%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 83.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK33.7%, 83.1%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,741,106
CSS custom property--colour: #761EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#89E14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6B476Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Indigo · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 19.5Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AB21E
Analogous#2C1EB2, #B21EA4
Triadic#B2761E, #1EB276
Split complementary#A4B21E, #1EB22C
Tetradic#B22C1E, #5AB21E, #1EA4B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5ABF1
Lighter +30%#BF7FEA
Lighter +20%#A854E2
Lighter +10%#9228DB
Darker −10%#591786
Darker −20%#3C0F5B
Darker −30%#1F082F
Darker −40%#020103
More saturated +25%#7B04CC
Less saturated −25%#713898

Channel breakdown

R118
G30
B178
Red118 (46.3%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue275.68°
Saturation (HSL)71.15%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 1E · B B2

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