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#770CC2

#770cc2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#770cc2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 4.71% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.66% cyan, 93.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 275.27°, with 88.35% saturation and 40.39% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0808

Complementary

  1. #770cc2
  2. #57c20c

Split complementary

  1. #770cc2
  2. #b2c20c
  3. #0cc21c

Analogous

  1. #1c0cc2
  2. #770cc2
  3. #c20cb2

Triadic

  1. #770cc2
  2. #c2770c
  3. #0cc277

Tetradic

  1. #770cc2
  2. #c20c57
  3. #57c20c
  4. #0cc277

Square

  1. #770cc2
  2. #c21c0c
  3. #57c20c
  4. #0cb2c2

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0332
  2. #4b087a
  3. #770cc2
  4. #9f29f2
  5. #bf71f6

Shades

#770cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #770cc2
  2. #6b0baf
  3. #5f0a9b
  4. #530888
  5. #470774
  6. #3c0661
  7. #30054e
  8. #24043a
  9. #180227
  10. #0c0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#770cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #770cc2
  2. #8524c8
  3. #923dce
  4. #a055d4
  5. #ad6dda
  6. #bb86e1
  7. #c99ee7
  8. #d6b6ed
  9. #e4cef3
  10. #f1e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#770cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #770cc2
  2. #7818bb
  3. #7923b5
  4. #7a2fae
  5. #7b3aa8
  6. #7c46a1
  7. #7c529a
  8. #7d5d94
  9. #7e698d
  10. #7f7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #623f8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #674a72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d3ec5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a3fc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e3a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-770cc2 {
  color: #770cc2;
}
Background
.bg-770cc2 {
  background-color: #770cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-770cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #770cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #770cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 12 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-770cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #770cc2, #c20cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-770cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 12 194 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.05 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.17 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.46 #88f33d Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#770cc2  rgb(119, 12, 194)  hsl(275, 88%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#57c20c  rgb(87, 194, 12)  hsl(95, 88%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#c2770c  rgb(194, 119, 12)  hsl(35, 88%, 40%)  Ochre
#0cc277  rgb(12, 194, 119)  hsl(155, 88%, 40%)  Emerald