Recognised as Colour

#772CB5

#772CB5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#772CB5 is a violet with RGB values 119, 44, 181 and HSL 273°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#772CB5

RGBrgb(119, 44, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1725, 0.7098

RGB percentages46.7%, 17.3%, 71%

HSLhsl(272.8, 60.9%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.8, 75.7%, 71%)

CMYK34.3%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,810,229

CSS custom property--colour: #772CB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1

Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#88D34A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6B4F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6 Indigo · ΔE 17.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18 Medium orchid · ΔE 21 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.2 Blue violet · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AB52C

Analogous#322CB5, #B52CAF

Triadic#B5772C, #2CB577

Split complementary#AFB52C, #2CB532

Tetradic#B5322C, #6AB52C, #2CAFB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9BEEF

Lighter +30%#C195E5

Lighter +20%#A96CDB

Lighter +10%#9143D1

Darker −10%#5C228C

Darker −20%#411863

Darker −30%#260E3A

Darker −40%#0B0411

More saturated +25%#7A10D1

Less saturated −25%#744899

Channel breakdown

R119

G44

B181

Red119 (46.7%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue272.85°

Saturation (HSL)60.89%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 2C · B B5

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