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Recognised as Colour

#7700AB

  • #7700AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7700AB is a violet with RGB values 119, 0, 171 and HSL 282°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7700AB#7700AB
HEX#7700AB
RGBrgb(119, 0, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0, 0.6706
RGB percentages46.7%, 0%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(281.8, 100%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 100%, 67.1%)
CMYK30.4%, 100%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,798,955
CSS custom property--colour: #7700AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#88FF54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#6F3C63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Dark violet · ΔE 17.1Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Indigo · ΔE 18.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7Dark blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34AB00
Analogous#2100AB, #AB008A
Triadic#AB7700, #00AB77
Split complementary#8AAB00, #00AB21
Tetradic#AB2100, #34AB00, #008AAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D678FF
Lighter +30%#C645FF
Lighter +20%#B712FF
Lighter +10%#9A00DE
Darker −10%#540078
Darker −20%#300045
Darker −30%#0D0012
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7700AB
Less saturated −25%#6F1596

Channel breakdown

R119
G0
B171
Red119 (46.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue281.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 00 · B AB

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