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Recognised as Colour

#7744AA

  • #7744AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#7744AA is a violet with RGB values 119, 68, 170 and HSL 270°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#7744AA#7744AA
HEX#7744AA
HEX (short)#74A
RGBrgb(119, 68, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.2667, 0.6667
RGB percentages46.7%, 26.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(270, 42.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 60%, 66.7%)
CMYK30%, 60%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,816,362
CSS custom property--colour: #7744AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#88BB55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#135CADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D5DA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5870no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 6.7Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Purple · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77AA44
Analogous#4444AA, #AA44AA
Triadic#AA7744, #44AA77
Split complementary#AAAA44, #44AA44
Tetradic#AA4444, #77AA44, #44AAAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDCEEC
Lighter +30%#C3AADD
Lighter +20%#AA86CE
Lighter +10%#9161C0
Darker −10%#5E3586
Darker −20%#442761
Darker −30%#2A183D
Darker −40%#110A18
More saturated +25%#7726C8
Less saturated −25%#77628C

Channel breakdown

R119
G68
B170
Red119 (46.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 44 · B AA

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