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Recognised as Colour

#776EE2

  • #776EE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#776EE2 is a blue with RGB values 119, 110, 226 and HSL 245°, 67%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#776EE2#776EE2
HEX#776EE2
RGBrgb(119, 110, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4314, 0.8863
RGB percentages46.7%, 43.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(244.7, 66.7%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 51.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK47.3%, 51.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,827,170
CSS custom property--colour: #776EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#88911D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3681E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F79DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#52879Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.7Medium purple · ΔE 9.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.7Royal blue · ΔE 10.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E26E
Analogous#6E9FE2, #B16EE2
Triadic#E2776E, #6EE277
Split complementary#E2B16E, #9FE26E
Tetradic#E26E9F, #D9E26E, #6EE2B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEDFC
Lighter +20%#C7C3F3
Lighter +10%#9F99EB
Darker −10%#4F43D9
Darker −20%#3327C3
Darker −30%#281F98
Darker −40%#1D166E
More saturated +25%#6558F8
Less saturated −25%#8984CC

Channel breakdown

R119
G110
B226
Red119 (46.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue244.66°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 6E · B E2

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