Colour

#7766CC

#7766CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7766CC is a blue with RGB values 119, 102, 204 and HSL 250°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7766CC#7766CC

HEX#7766CC

HEX (short)#76C

RGBrgb(119, 102, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4, 0.8

RGB percentages46.7%, 40%, 80%

HSLhsl(250, 50%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250, 50%, 80%)

CMYK41.7%, 50%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,825,100

CSS custom property--colour: #7766CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#889933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B77D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C72CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#5F7B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.8 Slate blue · ΔE 9.1 Royal blue · ΔE 15.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BBCC66

Analogous#6688CC, #AA66CC

Triadic#CC7766, #66CC77

Split complementary#CCAA66, #88CC66

Tetradic#CC6688, #BBCC66, #66CCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDD9F2

Lighter +20%#BBB3E6

Lighter +10%#998CD9

Darker −10%#5540BF

Darker −20%#443399

Darker −30%#332673

Darker −40%#221A4D

More saturated +25%#664DE6

Less saturated −25%#8880B3

Channel breakdown

R119

G102

B204

Red119 (46.7%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue250°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 66 · B CC

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