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Recognised as Colour

#774FFF

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

#774FFF is a blue with RGB values 119, 79, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#774FFF#774FFF
HEX#774FFF
RGBrgb(119, 79, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.3098, 1
RGB percentages46.7%, 31%, 100%
HSLhsl(253.6, 100%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.6, 69%, 100%)
CMYK53.3%, 69%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,819,263
CSS custom property--colour: #774FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#88B000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3D7DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.2Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6Medium blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7FF4F
Analogous#4F7FFF, #CF4FFF
Triadic#FF774F, #4FFF77
Split complementary#FFCF4F, #7FFF4F
Tetradic#FF4F7F, #D7FF4F, #4FFFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE8FF
Lighter +20%#C6B5FF
Lighter +10%#9E82FF
Darker −10%#501CFF
Darker −20%#3500E8
Darker −30%#2900B5
Darker −40%#1E0082
More saturated +25%#774FFF
Less saturated −25%#8365E9

Channel breakdown

R119
G79
B255
Red119 (46.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue253.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 4F · B FF

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