#770cb5

Color #770cb5

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 11.05 Nearest Tailwind class purple-800 #6e11b0 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#770cb5

RGB

rgb(119, 12, 181)

HSL

hsl(278, 87.6%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278, 93.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.3%, 93.4%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(32.97, 65.47, -63.79)

LCH

lch(32.97, 91.41, 315.74)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.2263, 306.52)

HWB

hwb(278, 4.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4ab50c

Analogous

#220cb5

#770cb5

#b50c9e

Triadic

#770cb5

#b5770c

#0cb577

Split-complementary

#770cb5

#9eb50c

#0cb522

Tetradic

#770cb5

#b50c4a

#4ab50c

#0cb577

Square

#770cb5

#b5220c

#4ab50c

#0c9eb5

Shades

Color #770cb5 mixed toward black.

#630a97

#4f0879

#3b065a

#28043c

#14021e

Tints

Color #770cb5 mixed toward white.

#980fe6

#ae39f2

#c26af5

#d69cf8

#ebcdfc

Tones

Color #770cb5 mixed toward gray.

#731aa7

#6f2899

#6c368b

#68447d

#64526e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.5:1

White text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5ba0 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#60659a · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#748c88 · ΔE 36.2

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 29.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #770cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#770cb5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#770cb5 (#770cb5) is rgb(119, 12, 181) in RGB.

No, #770cb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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