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Recognised as Colour

#7661AA

  • #7661AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7661AA is a violet with RGB values 118, 97, 170 and HSL 257°, 30%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7661AA#7661AA
HEX#7661AA
RGBrgb(118, 97, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.3804, 0.6667
RGB percentages46.3%, 38%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(257.3, 30%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 42.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK30.6%, 42.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,758,250
CSS custom property--colour: #7661AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#899E55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6CA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6B6E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95AA61
Analogous#6171AA, #9A61AA
Triadic#AA7661, #61AA76
Split complementary#AA9A61, #71AA61
Tetradic#AA6171, #95AA61, #61AA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E6F1
Lighter +30%#CCC4E0
Lighter +20%#B0A3CE
Lighter +10%#9382BC
Darker −10%#5E4C8C
Darker −20%#483A6B
Darker −30%#32284A
Darker −40%#1B1629
More saturated +25%#6943C8
Less saturated −25%#837F8C

Channel breakdown

R118
G97
B170
Red118 (46.3%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue257.26°
Saturation (HSL)30.04%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 61 · B AA

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