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Recognised as Colour

#773DA8

  • #773DA8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#773DA8 is a violet with RGB values 119, 61, 168 and HSL 273°, 47%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#773DA8#773DA8
HEX#773DA8
RGBrgb(119, 61, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.2392, 0.6588
RGB percentages46.7%, 23.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(272.5, 46.7%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 63.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK29.2%, 63.7%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,814,568
CSS custom property--colour: #773DA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#88C257

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#255AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6F536Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 5.7Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Indigo · ΔE 19.4Purple · ΔE 19.6Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 5.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EA83D
Analogous#423DA8, #A83DA3
Triadic#A8773D, #3DA877
Split complementary#A3A83D, #3DA842
Tetradic#A8423D, #6EA83D, #3DA3A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAC7EA
Lighter +30%#C2A1DD
Lighter +20%#A97CCF
Lighter +10%#9156C2
Darker −10%#5C2F83
Darker −20%#42225D
Darker −30%#271438
Darker −40%#0D0712
More saturated +25%#7920C5
Less saturated −25%#755A8B

Channel breakdown

R119
G61
B168
Red119 (46.7%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue272.52°
Saturation (HSL)46.72%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 3D · B A8

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