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Recognised as Colour

#7A77FF

  • #7A77FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7A77FF is a blue with RGB values 122, 119, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7A77FF#7A77FF
HEX#7A77FF
RGBrgb(122, 119, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.4667, 1
RGB percentages47.8%, 46.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(241.3, 100%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.3, 53.3%, 100%)
CMYK52.2%, 53.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,026,111
CSS custom property--colour: #7A77FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#858800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#268DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0883FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4096B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.3Royal blue · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Medium orchid · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCFF77
Analogous#77B8FF, #BE77FF
Triadic#FF7A77, #77FF7A
Split complementary#FFBE77, #B8FF77
Tetradic#FF77B8, #FCFF77, #77FFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEDDFF
Lighter +10%#ACAAFF
Darker −10%#4844FF
Darker −20%#1611FF
Darker −30%#0500DD
Darker −40%#0400AA
More saturated +25%#7A77FF
Less saturated −25%#8A88EE

Channel breakdown

R122
G119
B255
Red122 (47.8%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue241.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 77 · B FF

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