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Recognised as Colour

#7741CD

  • #7741CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7741CD is a violet with RGB values 119, 65, 205 and HSL 263°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7741CD#7741CD
HEX#7741CD
RGBrgb(119, 65, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.2549, 0.8039
RGB percentages46.7%, 25.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(263.1, 58.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 68.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK42%, 68.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,815,629
CSS custom property--colour: #7741CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#88BE32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#616382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97CD41
Analogous#4151CD, #BD41CD
Triadic#CD7741, #41CD77
Split complementary#CDBD41, #51CD41
Tetradic#CD4151, #97CD41, #41CDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE2F7
Lighter +30%#CEBAED
Lighter +20%#B192E2
Lighter +10%#9469D8
Darker −10%#5F2EAD
Darker −20%#492385
Darker −30%#33185D
Darker −40%#1D0E34
More saturated +25%#7023EB
Less saturated −25%#7E5FAF

Channel breakdown

R119
G65
B205
Red119 (46.7%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue263.14°
Saturation (HSL)58.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 41 · B CD

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