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#770CC4

#770cc4 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#770cc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.29% cyan, 93.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 274.89°, with 88.46% saturation and 40.78% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0817

Complementary

  1. #770cc4
  2. #59c40c

Split complementary

  1. #770cc4
  2. #b5c40c
  3. #0cc41b

Analogous

  1. #1b0cc4
  2. #770cc4
  3. #c40cb5

Triadic

  1. #770cc4
  2. #c4770c
  3. #0cc477

Tetradic

  1. #770cc4
  2. #c40c59
  3. #59c40c
  4. #0cc477

Square

  1. #770cc4
  2. #c41b0c
  3. #59c40c
  4. #0cb5c4

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0334
  2. #4b087c
  3. #770cc4
  4. #9e2af2
  5. #bf73f6

Shades

#770cc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #770cc4
  2. #6b0bb0
  3. #5f0a9d
  4. #530889
  5. #470776
  6. #3c0662
  7. #30054e
  8. #24043b
  9. #180227
  10. #0c0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#770cc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #770cc4
  2. #8524ca
  3. #923dd0
  4. #a055d6
  5. #ad6ddc
  6. #bb86e2
  7. #c99ee7
  8. #d6b6ed
  9. #e4cef3
  10. #f1e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#770cc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #770cc4
  2. #7818bd
  3. #7923b6
  4. #7a2fb0
  5. #7b3aa9
  6. #7c46a2
  7. #7c529b
  8. #7d5d94
  9. #7e698e
  10. #7f7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62408e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #664b73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c3ec7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #393fc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d3b9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-770cc4 {
  color: #770cc4;
}
Background
.bg-770cc4 {
  background-color: #770cc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-770cc4 {
  border: 2px solid #770cc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #770cc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 12 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-770cc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #770cc4, #c40cb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-770cc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 12 196 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.18 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.52 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.39 #88f33b Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#770cc4  rgb(119, 12, 196)  hsl(275, 88%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#59c40c  rgb(89, 196, 12)  hsl(95, 88%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c4770c  rgb(196, 119, 12)  hsl(35, 88%, 41%)  Ochre
#0cc477  rgb(12, 196, 119)  hsl(155, 88%, 41%)  Emerald