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#770CC5

#770cc5 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#770cc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.59% cyan, 93.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 274.7°, with 88.52% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0822

Complementary

  1. #770cc5
  2. #5ac50c

Split complementary

  1. #770cc5
  2. #b7c50c
  3. #0cc51a

Analogous

  1. #1a0cc5
  2. #770cc5
  3. #c50cb7

Triadic

  1. #770cc5
  2. #c5770c
  3. #0cc577

Tetradic

  1. #770cc5
  2. #c50c5a
  3. #5ac50c
  4. #0cc577

Square

  1. #770cc5
  2. #c51a0c
  3. #5ac50c
  4. #0cb7c5

Monochromatic

  1. #200335
  2. #4b087d
  3. #770cc5
  4. #9e2bf2
  5. #bf73f7

Shades

#770cc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #770cc5
  2. #6b0bb1
  3. #5f0a9e
  4. #53088a
  5. #470776
  6. #3c0663
  7. #30054f
  8. #24043b
  9. #180227
  10. #0c0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#770cc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #770cc5
  2. #8524cb
  3. #923dd1
  4. #a055d6
  5. #ad6ddc
  6. #bb86e2
  7. #c99ee8
  8. #d6b6ee
  9. #e4cef3
  10. #f1e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#770cc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #770cc5
  2. #7818be
  3. #7923b7
  4. #7a2fb0
  5. #7b3aa9
  6. #7c46a3
  7. #7c529c
  8. #7d5d95
  9. #7e698e
  10. #7f7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62408f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #664c74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b3fc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #383fc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d3b9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-770cc5 {
  color: #770cc5;
}
Background
.bg-770cc5 {
  background-color: #770cc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-770cc5 {
  border: 2px solid #770cc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #770cc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 12 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 89% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-770cc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #770cc5, #c50cb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-770cc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 12 197 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.76 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.05 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.40 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.60 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.36 #88f33a Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#770cc5  rgb(119, 12, 197)  hsl(275, 89%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#5ac50c  rgb(90, 197, 12)  hsl(95, 89%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c5770c  rgb(197, 119, 12)  hsl(35, 89%, 41%)  Ochre
#0cc577  rgb(12, 197, 119)  hsl(155, 89%, 41%)  Emerald