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Recognised as Colour

#7770FF

  • #7770FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7770FF is a blue with RGB values 119, 112, 255 and HSL 243°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7770FF#7770FF
HEX#7770FF
RGBrgb(119, 112, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4392, 1
RGB percentages46.7%, 43.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(242.9, 100%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 56.1%, 100%)
CMYK53.3%, 56.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,827,711
CSS custom property--colour: #7770FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#888F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#007EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3991ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 29Medium orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8FF70
Analogous#70B1FF, #BF70FF
Triadic#FF7770, #70FF77
Split complementary#FFBE70, #B0FF70
Tetradic#FF70B0, #F8FF70, #70FFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8D6FF
Lighter +10%#A8A3FF
Darker −10%#463DFF
Darker −20%#160AFF
Darker −30%#0A00D6
Darker −40%#0800A3
More saturated +25%#7770FF
Less saturated −25%#8782ED

Channel breakdown

R119
G112
B255
Red119 (46.7%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue242.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 70 · B FF

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