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Recognised as Colour

#771D9B

  • #771D9B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#771D9B is a violet with RGB values 119, 29, 155 and HSL 283°, 68%, 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 magenta.

Colour values

#771D9B#771D9B
HEX#771D9B
RGBrgb(119, 29, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1137, 0.6078
RGB percentages46.7%, 11.4%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(282.9, 68.5%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 81.3%, 60.8%)
CMYK23.2%, 81.3%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,806,363
CSS custom property--colour: #771D9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#88E264

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00479Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C4E98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#733C5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.5Indigo · ΔE 13.1Purple · ΔE 13.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#419B1D
Analogous#381D9B, #9B1D80
Triadic#9B771D, #1D9B77
Split complementary#809B1D, #1D9B38
Tetradic#9B381D, #419B1D, #1D809B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D498EC
Lighter +30%#C26DE4
Lighter +20%#B042DC
Lighter +10%#9825C6
Darker −10%#561570
Darker −20%#350D45
Darker −30%#14051A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8106B2
Less saturated −25%#6D3484

Channel breakdown

R119
G29
B155
Red119 (46.7%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)68.48%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 1D · B 9B

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