Recognised as Colour

#772EE5

#772EE5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#772EE5 is a violet with RGB values 119, 46, 229 and HSL 264°, 78%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#772EE5

RGBrgb(119, 46, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1804, 0.898

RGB percentages46.7%, 18%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(263.9, 77.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.9, 79.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK48%, 79.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,810,789

CSS custom property--colour: #772EE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#88D11A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#54648Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 5.7 Dark violet · ΔE 13 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium blue · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.7 Blue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 5.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CE52E

Analogous#2E41E5, #D22EE5

Triadic#E5772E, #2EE577

Split complementary#E5D22E, #41E52E

Tetradic#E52E41, #9CE52E, #2EE5D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE3FC

Lighter +30%#D0B6F6

Lighter +20%#B289F0

Lighter +10%#955BEB

Darker −10%#5E19C7

Darker −20%#49139A

Darker −30%#330D6D

Darker −40%#1E083F

More saturated +25%#7214FF

Less saturated −25%#7D4BC8

Channel breakdown

R119

G46

B229

Red119 (46.7%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue263.93°

Saturation (HSL)77.87%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 2E · B E5

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