Colour

#7717FF

#7717FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#7717FF is a violet with RGB values 119, 23, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#7717FF#7717FF

HEX#7717FF

RGBrgb(119, 23, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.0902, 1

RGB percentages46.7%, 9%, 100%

HSLhsl(264.8, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 91%, 100%)

CMYK53.3%, 91%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,804,927

CSS custom property--colour: #7717FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#88E800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#416997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 16.7 Medium blue · ΔE 20.2 Blue violet · ΔE 21.1 Dark violet · ΔE 23.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 42.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FFF17

Analogous#172BFF, #EB17FF

Triadic#FF7717, #17FF77

Split complementary#FFEB17, #2BFF17

Tetradic#FF172B, #9FFF17, #17FFEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFE3FF

Lighter +30%#D1B0FF

Lighter +20%#B37DFF

Lighter +10%#954AFF

Darker −10%#5E00E3

Darker −20%#4900B0

Darker −30%#34007D

Darker −40%#1F004A

More saturated +25%#7717FF

Less saturated −25%#7C34E2

Channel breakdown

R119

G23

B255

Red119 (46.7%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue264.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 17 · B FF

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