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Recognised as Colour

#773EA8

  • #773EA8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#773EA8 is a violet with RGB values 119, 62, 168 and HSL 272°, 46%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#773EA8#773EA8
HEX#773EA8
RGBrgb(119, 62, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.2431, 0.6588
RGB percentages46.7%, 24.3%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(272.3, 46.1%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 63.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK29.2%, 63.1%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,814,824
CSS custom property--colour: #773EA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#88C157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#275AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6F546Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 5.6Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Purple · ΔE 19.8Indigo · ΔE 19.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FA83E
Analogous#423EA8, #A83EA4
Triadic#A8773E, #3EA877
Split complementary#A4A83E, #3EA842
Tetradic#A8423E, #6FA83E, #3EA4A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAC7EB
Lighter +30%#C2A2DD
Lighter +20%#A97DCF
Lighter +10%#9058C1
Darker −10%#5D3083
Darker −20%#42235D
Darker −30%#281538
Darker −40%#0D0713
More saturated +25%#7921C5
Less saturated −25%#755B8B

Channel breakdown

R119
G62
B168
Red119 (46.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue272.26°
Saturation (HSL)46.09%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 3E · B A8

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