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Recognised as Colour

#775EA0

  • #775EA0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#775EA0 is a violet with RGB values 119, 94, 160 and HSL 263°, 26%, 50%. 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

#775EA0#775EA0
HEX#775EA0
RGBrgb(119, 94, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.3686, 0.6275
RGB percentages46.7%, 36.9%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(262.7, 26%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 41.3%, 62.7%)
CMYK25.6%, 41.3%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,823,008
CSS custom property--colour: #775EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 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 black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#88A15F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D6AA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#526A9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6F6977no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 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 text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87A05E
Analogous#5E66A0, #985EA0
Triadic#A0775E, #5EA077
Split complementary#A0985E, #66A05E
Tetradic#A05E66, #87A05E, #5EA098

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DEEC
Lighter +30%#C8BED9
Lighter +20%#AD9EC6
Lighter +10%#927EB3
Darker −10%#5F4B80
Darker −20%#473860
Darker −30%#2F2540
Darker −40%#17131F
More saturated +25%#6F3EC0
Less saturated −25%#7F7E80

Channel breakdown

R119
G94
B160
Red119 (46.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue262.73°
Saturation (HSL)25.98%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 5E · B A0

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