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#770BC9

#770bc9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#770bc9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 4.31% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.8% cyan, 94.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 274.11°, with 89.62% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0838

Complementary

  1. #770bc9
  2. #5dc90b

Split complementary

  1. #770bc9
  2. #bcc90b
  3. #0bc918

Analogous

  1. #180bc9
  2. #770bc9
  3. #c90bbc

Triadic

  1. #770bc9
  2. #c9770b
  3. #0bc977

Tetradic

  1. #770bc9
  2. #c90b5d
  3. #5dc90b
  4. #0bc977

Square

  1. #770bc9
  2. #c9180b
  3. #5dc90b
  4. #0bbcc9

Monochromatic

  1. #210338
  2. #4c0780
  3. #770bc9
  4. #9e2df4
  5. #bf76f7

Shades

#770bc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #770bc9
  2. #6b0ab5
  3. #5f09a1
  4. #53088d
  5. #470779
  6. #3c0665
  7. #300450
  8. #24033c
  9. #180228
  10. #0c0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#770bc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #770bc9
  2. #8523ce
  3. #923cd4
  4. #a054d9
  5. #ad6ddf
  6. #bb85e4
  7. #c99de9
  8. #d6b6ef
  9. #e4cef4
  10. #f1e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#770bc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #770bc9
  2. #7817c2
  3. #7922ba
  4. #7a2eb3
  5. #7b3aac
  6. #7c46a5
  7. #7c519d
  8. #7d5d96
  9. #7e698f
  10. #7f7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #634091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #644d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #283fcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #363fc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c3d9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-770bc9 {
  color: #770bc9;
}
Background
.bg-770bc9 {
  background-color: #770bc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-770bc9 {
  border: 2px solid #770bc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #770bc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 11 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-770bc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #770bc9, #c90bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-770bc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 11 201 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.44 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.53 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.15 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.76 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.96 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.97 #88f436 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#770bc9  rgb(119, 11, 201)  hsl(274, 90%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#5dc90b  rgb(93, 201, 11)  hsl(94, 90%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#c9770b  rgb(201, 119, 11)  hsl(34, 90%, 42%)  Ochre
#0bc977  rgb(11, 201, 119)  hsl(154, 90%, 42%)  Emerald