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Colour

#773CB2

  • #773CB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#773CB2 is a violet with RGB values 119, 60, 178 and HSL 270°, 50%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#773CB2#773CB2
HEX#773CB2
RGBrgb(119, 60, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.2353, 0.698
RGB percentages46.7%, 23.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(270, 49.6%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 66.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK33.1%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,814,322
CSS custom property--colour: #773CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#88C34D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#105AAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6C5672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77B23C
Analogous#3C3CB2, #B23CB2
Triadic#B2773C, #3CB277
Split complementary#B2B23C, #3CB23C
Tetradic#B23C3C, #77B23C, #3CB2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDCCEE
Lighter +30%#C3A6E1
Lighter +20%#AA80D4
Lighter +10%#915AC7
Darker −10%#5E2F8C
Darker −20%#442266
Darker −30%#2A1540
Darker −40%#110919
More saturated +25%#771ED0
Less saturated −25%#775A94

Channel breakdown

R119
G60
B178
Red119 (46.7%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)49.58%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 3C · B B2

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