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Recognised as Colour

#774DD5

  • #774DD5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#774DD5 is a violet with RGB values 119, 77, 213 and HSL 259°, 62%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#774DD5#774DD5
HEX#774DD5
RGBrgb(119, 77, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.302, 0.8353
RGB percentages46.7%, 30.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(258.5, 61.8%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 63.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK44.1%, 63.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,818,709
CSS custom property--colour: #774DD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#88B22A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5C6D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.9Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABD54D
Analogous#4D67D5, #BB4DD5
Triadic#D5774D, #4DD577
Split complementary#D5BB4D, #67D54D
Tetradic#D54D67, #ABD54D, #4DD5BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F2FC
Lighter +30%#D6C9F2
Lighter +20%#B6A0E8
Lighter +10%#9776DF
Darker −10%#5B2EC1
Darker −20%#482498
Darker −30%#341A6F
Darker −40%#211046
More saturated +25%#6C31F1
Less saturated −25%#8268BA

Channel breakdown

R119
G77
B213
Red119 (46.7%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue258.53°
Saturation (HSL)61.82%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 4D · B D5

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