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Recognised as Colour

#7701AC

  • #7701AC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7701AC is a violet with RGB values 119, 1, 172 and HSL 281°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7701AC#7701AC
HEX#7701AC
RGBrgb(119, 1, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.0039, 0.6745
RGB percentages46.7%, 0.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(281.4, 98.8%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 99.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK30.8%, 99.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,799,212
CSS custom property--colour: #7701AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#88FE53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6F3D64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark violet · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Indigo · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1Dark blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36AC01
Analogous#2201AC, #AC018B
Triadic#AC7701, #01AC77
Split complementary#8CAC01, #01AC21
Tetradic#AC2101, #36AC01, #018BAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D57BFE
Lighter +30%#C648FE
Lighter +20%#B615FE
Lighter +10%#9A01DF
Darker −10%#540179
Darker −20%#310047
Darker −30%#0E0014
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7700AD
Less saturated −25%#6F1796

Channel breakdown

R119
G1
B172
Red119 (46.7%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue281.4°
Saturation (HSL)98.84%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 01 · B AC

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