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Recognised as Colour

#775CAA

  • #775CAA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#775CAA is a violet with RGB values 119, 92, 170 and HSL 261°, 31%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#775CAA#775CAA
HEX#775CAA
RGBrgb(119, 92, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.3608, 0.6667
RGB percentages46.7%, 36.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(260.8, 31.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 45.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK30%, 45.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,822,506
CSS custom property--colour: #775CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#88A355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#446AADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A6AA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#6D6A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FAA5C
Analogous#5C68AA, #9E5CAA
Triadic#AA775C, #5CAA77
Split complementary#AA9E5C, #68AA5C
Tetradic#AA5C68, #8FAA5C, #5CAA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E2F0
Lighter +30%#CBC1DE
Lighter +20%#AF9FCD
Lighter +10%#937EBB
Darker −10%#5F488B
Darker −20%#483769
Darker −30%#312548
Darker −40%#1A1426
More saturated +25%#6D3DC9
Less saturated −25%#817B8B

Channel breakdown

R119
G92
B170
Red119 (46.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue260.77°
Saturation (HSL)31.45%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 5C · B AA

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