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#770CC6

#770cc6 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#770cc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.9% cyan, 93.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 274.52°, with 88.57% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.0826

Complementary

  1. #770cc6
  2. #5bc60c

Split complementary

  1. #770cc6
  2. #b8c60c
  3. #0cc61a

Analogous

  1. #1a0cc6
  2. #770cc6
  3. #c60cb8

Triadic

  1. #770cc6
  2. #c6770c
  3. #0cc677

Tetradic

  1. #770cc6
  2. #c60c5b
  3. #5bc60c
  4. #0cc677

Square

  1. #770cc6
  2. #c61a0c
  3. #5bc60c
  4. #0cb8c6

Monochromatic

  1. #200336
  2. #4c087e
  3. #770cc6
  4. #9e2cf2
  5. #bf74f7

Shades

#770cc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #770cc6
  2. #6b0bb2
  3. #5f0a9e
  4. #53088b
  5. #470777
  6. #3c0663
  7. #30054f
  8. #24043b
  9. #180228
  10. #0c0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#770cc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #770cc6
  2. #8524cc
  3. #923dd1
  4. #a055d7
  5. #ad6ddd
  6. #bb86e3
  7. #c99ee8
  8. #d6b6ee
  9. #e4cef4
  10. #f1e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#770cc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #770cc6
  2. #7818bf
  3. #7923b8
  4. #7a2fb1
  5. #7b3aaa
  6. #7c46a3
  7. #7c529c
  8. #7d5d95
  9. #7e698e
  10. #7f7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62408f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #654c74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a3fc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #383fc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d3c9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-770cc6 {
  color: #770cc6;
}
Background
.bg-770cc6 {
  background-color: #770cc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-770cc6 {
  border: 2px solid #770cc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #770cc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 12 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 89% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-770cc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #770cc6, #c60cb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-770cc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 12 198 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.91 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.48 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.50 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.69 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.27 #88f339 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#770cc6  rgb(119, 12, 198)  hsl(275, 89%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#5bc60c  rgb(91, 198, 12)  hsl(95, 89%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c6770c  rgb(198, 119, 12)  hsl(35, 89%, 41%)  Ochre
#0cc677  rgb(12, 198, 119)  hsl(155, 89%, 41%)  Emerald