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Recognised as Colour

#771FA8

  • #771FA8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#771FA8 is a violet with RGB values 119, 31, 168 and HSL 279°, 69%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#771FA8#771FA8
HEX#771FA8
RGBrgb(119, 31, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1216, 0.6588
RGB percentages46.7%, 12.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(278.5, 68.8%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 81.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK29.2%, 81.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,806,888
CSS custom property--colour: #771FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#88E057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#704365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1Indigo · ΔE 14.6Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.3Purple · ΔE 19.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50A81F
Analogous#331FA8, #A81F94
Triadic#A8771F, #1FA877
Split complementary#95A81F, #1FA833
Tetradic#A8331F, #50A81F, #1F94A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4A5EE
Lighter +30%#BF7AE6
Lighter +20%#AB4FDE
Lighter +10%#9527D3
Darker −10%#59177D
Darker −20%#3A0F52
Darker −30%#1C0727
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E06C1
Less saturated −25%#70388F

Channel breakdown

R119
G31
B168
Red119 (46.7%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue278.54°
Saturation (HSL)68.84%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 1F · B A8

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