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Recognised as Colour

#7703A1

  • #7703A1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7703A1 is a violet with RGB values 119, 3, 161 and HSL 284°, 96%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7703A1#7703A1
HEX#7703A1
RGBrgb(119, 3, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.0118, 0.6314
RGB percentages46.7%, 1.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(284.1, 96.3%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 98.1%, 63.1%)
CMYK26.1%, 98.1%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,799,713
CSS custom property--colour: #7703A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#88FC5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004A9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Tritanopia#72385Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Indigo · ΔE 15.3Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7Purple · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Dark violet · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DA103
Analogous#2803A1, #A1037C
Triadic#A17703, #03A177
Split complementary#7CA103, #03A128
Tetradic#A12803, #2DA103, #037CA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D874FC
Lighter +30%#CA42FB
Lighter +20%#BC0FFB
Lighter +10%#9C04D3
Darker −10%#52026F
Darker −20%#2D013D
Darker −30%#08000B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7800A4
Less saturated −25%#6D188C

Channel breakdown

R119
G3
B161
Red119 (46.7%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue284.05°
Saturation (HSL)96.34%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 03 · B A1

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