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Colour

#7709EB

  • #7709EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7709EB is a violet with RGB values 119, 9, 235 and HSL 269°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7709EB#7709EB
HEX#7709EB
RGBrgb(119, 9, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.0353, 0.9216
RGB percentages46.7%, 3.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(269.2, 92.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 96.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK49.4%, 96.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,801,323
CSS custom property--colour: #7709EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#88F614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#515E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.7Dark violet · ΔE 16.5Medium blue · ΔE 17.2Blue · ΔE 21.9Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8Dark blue · ΔE 39.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DEB09
Analogous#090CEB, #E809EB
Triadic#EB7709, #09EB77
Split complementary#EBE809, #0CEB09
Tetradic#EB090C, #7DEB09, #09EBE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC3FD
Lighter +30%#C592FB
Lighter +20%#AB61F9
Lighter +10%#9130F7
Darker −10%#5E07BA
Darker −20%#450589
Darker −30%#2C0358
Darker −40%#140127
More saturated +25%#7700F4
Less saturated −25%#7828CC

Channel breakdown

R119
G9
B235
Red119 (46.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue269.2°
Saturation (HSL)92.62%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 09 · B EB

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