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Recognised as Colour

#7700B3

  • #7700B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7700B3 is a violet with RGB values 119, 0, 179 and HSL 280°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7700B3#7700B3
HEX#7700B3
RGBrgb(119, 0, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0, 0.702
RGB percentages46.7%, 0%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(279.9, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK33.5%, 100%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,798,963
CSS custom property--colour: #7700B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#88FF4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#6C4168no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Dark violet · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Indigo · ΔE 21.8Dark blue · ΔE 24.4Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CB300
Analogous#1E00B3, #B30095
Triadic#B37700, #00B377
Split complementary#96B300, #00B31D
Tetradic#B31D00, #3CB300, #0095B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D480FF
Lighter +30%#C34DFF
Lighter +20%#B21AFF
Lighter +10%#9900E6
Darker −10%#550080
Darker −20%#33004D
Darker −30%#11001A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7700B3
Less saturated −25%#70169D

Channel breakdown

R119
G0
B179
Red119 (46.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue279.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 00 · B B3

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