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Recognised as Colour

#773CC7

  • #773CC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#773CC7 is a violet with RGB values 119, 60, 199 and HSL 265°, 55%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#773CC7#773CC7
HEX#773CC7
RGBrgb(119, 60, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.2353, 0.7804
RGB percentages46.7%, 23.5%, 78%
HSLhsl(265.5, 55.4%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 69.8%, 78%)
CMYK40.2%, 69.8%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,814,343
CSS custom property--colour: #773CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#88C338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#635E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CC73C
Analogous#3C46C7, #BD3CC7
Triadic#C7773C, #3CC777
Split complementary#C7BC3C, #47C73C
Tetradic#C73C46, #8CC73C, #3CC7BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DAF5
Lighter +30%#CAB3E9
Lighter +20%#AE8BDE
Lighter +10%#9364D2
Darker −10%#5F2EA2
Darker −20%#48237A
Darker −30%#311852
Darker −40%#190C2B
More saturated +25%#721DE6
Less saturated −25%#7C5BA8

Channel breakdown

R119
G60
B199
Red119 (46.7%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue265.47°
Saturation (HSL)55.38%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 3C · B C7

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