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Colour

#7740DD

  • #7740DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#7740DD is a violet with RGB values 119, 64, 221 and HSL 261°, 70%, 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

#7740DD#7740DD
HEX#7740DD
RGBrgb(119, 64, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.251, 0.8667
RGB percentages46.7%, 25.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(261, 69.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 71%, 86.7%)
CMYK46.2%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,815,389
CSS custom property--colour: #7740DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#88BF22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#58698Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13Dark orchid · ΔE 14Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Medium orchid · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6DD40
Analogous#4057DD, #C640DD
Triadic#DD7740, #40DD77
Split complementary#DDC640, #57DD40
Tetradic#DD4057, #A6DD40, #40DDC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EDFC
Lighter +30%#D3C2F4
Lighter +20%#B597EC
Lighter +10%#966BE5
Darker −10%#5D23C7
Darker −20%#481C9B
Darker −30%#341470
Darker −40%#200C45
More saturated +25%#6F24F9
Less saturated −25%#7F5CC1

Channel breakdown

R119
G64
B221
Red119 (46.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue261.02°
Saturation (HSL)69.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 40 · B DD

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