Colour

#7700EE

#7700EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7700EE is a violet with RGB values 119, 0, 238 and HSL 270°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7700EE#7700EE

HEX#7700EE

HEX (short)#70E

RGBrgb(119, 0, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0, 0.9333

RGB percentages46.7%, 0%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(270, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK50%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,799,022

CSS custom property--colour: #7700EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#88FF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4F5E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17 Medium blue · ΔE 17.8 Dark violet · ΔE 18.4 Blue · ΔE 20.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77EE00

Analogous#0000EE, #EE00EE

Triadic#EE7700, #00EE77

Split complementary#EEEE00, #00EE00

Tetradic#EE0000, #77EE00, #00EEEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDBBFF

Lighter +30%#C388FF

Lighter +20%#AA55FF

Lighter +10%#9122FF

Darker −10%#5E00BB

Darker −20%#440088

Darker −30%#2A0055

Darker −40%#110022

More saturated +25%#7700EE

Less saturated −25%#771ED0

Channel breakdown

R119

B238

Red119 (46.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 00 · B EE

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