Colour

#7700B8

#7700B8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#7700B8 is a violet with RGB values 119, 0, 184 and HSL 279°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#7700B8#7700B8

HEX#7700B8

RGBrgb(119, 0, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0, 0.7216

RGB percentages46.7%, 0%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(278.8, 100%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 100%, 72.2%)

CMYK35.3%, 100%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,798,968

CSS custom property--colour: #7700B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.48:1

Contrast with white8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#88FF47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004ABCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6B436Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.5 Blue violet · ΔE 13.1 Indigo · ΔE 23.9 Dark blue · ΔE 25.1 Medium blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#41B800

Analogous#1B00B8, #B8009D

Triadic#B87700, #00B877

Split complementary#9DB800, #00B81B

Tetradic#B81B00, #41B800, #009DB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D485FF

Lighter +30%#C252FF

Lighter +20%#B01FFF

Lighter +10%#9800EB

Darker −10%#560085

Darker −20%#350052

Darker −30%#14001F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7700B8

Less saturated −25%#7017A1

Channel breakdown

R119

B184

Red119 (46.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue278.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 00 · B B8

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