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Recognised as Colour

#775CE5

  • #775CE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#775CE5 is a blue with RGB values 119, 92, 229 and HSL 252°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#775CE5#775CE5
HEX#775CE5
RGBrgb(119, 92, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.3608, 0.898
RGB percentages46.7%, 36.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(251.8, 72.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 59.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK48%, 59.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,822,565
CSS custom property--colour: #775CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#88A31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#517C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.1Slate blue · ΔE 12.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAE55C
Analogous#5C85E5, #BC5CE5
Triadic#E5775C, #5CE577
Split complementary#E5BB5C, #86E55C
Tetradic#E55C85, #CAE55C, #5CE5BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E0FA
Lighter +20%#C0B4F3
Lighter +10%#9C88EC
Darker −10%#5230DE
Darker −20%#3D1EBD
Darker −30%#2F1791
Darker −40%#211065
More saturated +25%#6944FD
Less saturated −25%#8574CD

Channel breakdown

R119
G92
B229
Red119 (46.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue251.82°
Saturation (HSL)72.49%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 5C · B E5

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