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Recognised as Colour

#771B96

  • #771B96
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#771B96 is a violet with RGB values 119, 27, 150 and HSL 285°, 69%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#771B96#771B96
HEX#771B96
RGBrgb(119, 27, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1059, 0.5882
RGB percentages46.7%, 10.6%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(284.9, 69.5%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 82%, 58.8%)
CMYK20.7%, 82%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,805,846
CSS custom property--colour: #771B96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#88E469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004599no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#154D93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#74395Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11Purple · ΔE 11.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.9Indigo · ΔE 13.3Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A961B
Analogous#3A1B96, #961B78
Triadic#96771B, #1B9677
Split complementary#78961B, #1B963A
Tetradic#96391B, #3A961B, #1B7896

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D592EB
Lighter +30%#C466E4
Lighter +20%#B33BDC
Lighter +10%#9923C1
Darker −10%#55136B
Darker −20%#320B40
Darker −30%#100414
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8205AC
Less saturated −25%#6C3180

Channel breakdown

R119
G27
B150
Red119 (46.7%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue284.88°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 1B · B 96

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