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Recognised as Colour

#7708AF

  • #7708AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7708AF is a violet with RGB values 119, 8, 175 and HSL 280°, 91%, 36%. 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

#7708AF#7708AF
HEX#7708AF
RGBrgb(119, 8, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.0314, 0.6863
RGB percentages46.7%, 3.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(279.9, 91.3%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 95.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK32%, 95.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,801,007
CSS custom property--colour: #7708AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#88F750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6E4066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2Dark violet · ΔE 16.3Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Indigo · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8Dark blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40AF08
Analogous#2408AF, #AF0893
Triadic#AF7708, #08AF77
Split complementary#94AF08, #08AF23
Tetradic#AF2308, #40AF08, #0894AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D489FA
Lighter +30%#C259F7
Lighter +20%#B028F5
Lighter +10%#980AE0
Darker −10%#56067E
Darker −20%#35044D
Darker −30%#14011D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A00B7
Less saturated −25%#6F1F98

Channel breakdown

R119
G8
B175
Red119 (46.7%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue279.88°
Saturation (HSL)91.26%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 08 · B AF

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