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Recognised as Colour

#7719AA

  • #7719AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7719AA is a violet with RGB values 119, 25, 170 and HSL 279°, 74%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7719AA#7719AA
HEX#7719AA
RGBrgb(119, 25, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.098, 0.6667
RGB percentages46.7%, 9.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(278.9, 74.4%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 85.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK30%, 85.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,805,354
CSS custom property--colour: #7719AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#88E655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6F4265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8Indigo · ΔE 15.7Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Purple · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CAA19
Analogous#2E19AA, #AA1994
Triadic#AA7719, #19AA77
Split complementary#95AA19, #19AA2E
Tetradic#AA2E19, #4CAA19, #1995AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D49EF1
Lighter +30%#C072EA
Lighter +20%#AC45E4
Lighter +10%#9620D6
Darker −10%#58127E
Darker −20%#390C51
Darker −30%#1A0525
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E01C2
Less saturated −25%#703192

Channel breakdown

R119
G25
B170
Red119 (46.7%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue278.9°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 19 · B AA

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