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Recognised as Colour

#773DE2

  • #773DE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#773DE2 is a violet with RGB values 119, 61, 226 and HSL 261°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#773DE2#773DE2
HEX#773DE2
RGBrgb(119, 61, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.2392, 0.8863
RGB percentages46.7%, 23.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(261.1, 74%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 73%, 88.6%)
CMYK47.3%, 73%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,814,626
CSS custom property--colour: #773DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#88C21D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#56698Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.9Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4Dark violet · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1Medium blue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8E23D
Analogous#3D55E2, #CA3DE2
Triadic#E2773D, #3DE277
Split complementary#E2CA3D, #55E23D
Tetradic#E23D55, #A8E23D, #3DE2CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EEFD
Lighter +30%#D4C2F6
Lighter +20%#B596EF
Lighter +10%#9669E9
Darker −10%#5C1FCD
Darker −20%#4818A1
Darker −30%#341175
Darker −40%#200B48
More saturated +25%#6F21FE
Less saturated −25%#7F59C6

Channel breakdown

R119
G61
B226
Red119 (46.7%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue261.09°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 3D · B E2

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