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Colour

#774BED

  • #774BED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#774BED is a violet with RGB values 119, 75, 237 and HSL 256°, 82%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#774BED#774BED
HEX#774BED
RGBrgb(119, 75, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.2941, 0.9294
RGB percentages46.7%, 29.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(256.3, 81.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.3, 68.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK49.8%, 68.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,818,221
CSS custom property--colour: #774BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#88B412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4D7496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Medium blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1ED4B
Analogous#4B70ED, #C84BED
Triadic#ED774B, #4BED77
Split complementary#EDC84B, #70ED4B
Tetradic#ED4B70, #C1ED4B, #4BEDC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0D6FB
Lighter +20%#BDA8F6
Lighter +10%#9A79F2
Darker −10%#541DE8
Darker −20%#4213BF
Darker −30%#320E91
Darker −40%#220A62
More saturated +25%#6F39FF
Less saturated −25%#8264D4

Channel breakdown

R119
G75
B237
Red119 (46.7%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue256.3°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 4B · B ED

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