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Recognised as Colour

#774EFF

  • #774EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#774EFF is a blue with RGB values 119, 78, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#774EFF#774EFF
HEX#774EFF
RGBrgb(119, 78, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.3059, 1
RGB percentages46.7%, 30.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(253.9, 100%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 69.4%, 100%)
CMYK53.3%, 69.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,819,007
CSS custom property--colour: #774EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#88B100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3D7DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2Medium blue · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6FF4E
Analogous#4E7EFF, #D04EFF
Triadic#FF774E, #4EFF77
Split complementary#FFCF4E, #7EFF4E
Tetradic#FF4E7E, #D6FF4E, #4EFFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE7FF
Lighter +20%#C5B4FF
Lighter +10%#9E81FF
Darker −10%#501BFF
Darker −20%#3600E7
Darker −30%#2A00B4
Darker −40%#1E0081
More saturated +25%#774EFF
Less saturated −25%#8364E9

Channel breakdown

R119
G78
B255
Red119 (46.7%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue253.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 4E · B FF

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