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Recognised as Colour

#7731CD

  • #7731CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7731CD is a violet with RGB values 119, 49, 205 and HSL 267°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7731CD#7731CD
HEX#7731CD
RGBrgb(119, 49, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1922, 0.8039
RGB percentages46.7%, 19.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(266.9, 61.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 76.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK42%, 76.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,811,533
CSS custom property--colour: #7731CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#88CE32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#615B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Blue violet · ΔE 12.3Dark violet · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Indigo · ΔE 25.1Medium orchid · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87CD31
Analogous#3139CD, #C531CD
Triadic#CD7731, #31CD77
Split complementary#CDC531, #39CD31
Tetradic#CD3139, #87CD31, #31CDC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3D5F5
Lighter +30%#C8ACEB
Lighter +20%#AD83E1
Lighter +10%#925AD7
Darker −10%#5F27A4
Darker −20%#471D7B
Darker −30%#2F1352
Darker −40%#170A28
More saturated +25%#7411ED
Less saturated −25%#7A51AD

Channel breakdown

R119
G49
B205
Red119 (46.7%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue266.92°
Saturation (HSL)61.42%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 31 · B CD

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