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Recognised as Colour

#772CFF

  • #772CFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#772CFF is a violet with RGB values 119, 44, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#772CFF#772CFF
HEX#772CFF
RGBrgb(119, 44, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1725, 1
RGB percentages46.7%, 17.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(261.3, 100%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 82.7%, 100%)
CMYK53.3%, 82.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,810,303
CSS custom property--colour: #772CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#88D300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#406E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Medium blue · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Blue · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 31.6Fuchsia · ΔE 42.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4FF2C
Analogous#2C4BFF, #E12CFF
Triadic#FF772C, #2CFF77
Split complementary#FFE12C, #4BFF2C
Tetradic#FF2C4A, #B4FF2C, #2CFFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF8FF
Lighter +30%#DAC5FF
Lighter +20%#B992FF
Lighter +10%#985FFF
Darker −10%#5800F8
Darker −20%#4600C5
Darker −30%#340092
Darker −40%#22005F
More saturated +25%#772CFF
Less saturated −25%#7F46E5

Channel breakdown

R119
G44
B255
Red119 (46.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue261.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 2C · B FF

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