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Colour

#7755BB

  • #7755BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#7755BB is a violet with RGB values 119, 85, 187 and HSL 260°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7755BB#7755BB
HEX#7755BB
HEX (short)#75B
RGBrgb(119, 85, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.3333, 0.7333
RGB percentages46.7%, 33.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(260, 42.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 54.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK36.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,820,731
CSS custom property--colour: #7755BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 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 black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#88AA44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2969BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3367B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#676A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.8Medium purple · ΔE 10.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 13Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99BB55
Analogous#5566BB, #AA55BB
Triadic#BB7755, #55BB77
Split complementary#BBAA55, #66BB55
Tetradic#BB5566, #99BB55, #55BBAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE7F5
Lighter +30%#CEC2E7
Lighter +20%#B19ED8
Lighter +10%#9479CA
Darker −10%#5F3F9E
Darker −20%#493179
Darker −30%#332255
Darker −40%#1D1331
More saturated +25%#6D37D9
Less saturated −25%#81739D

Channel breakdown

R119
G85
B187
Red119 (46.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 55 · B BB

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