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#772BCC

#772bcc ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#772bcc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 16.86% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.67% cyan, 78.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 268.32°, with 65.18% saturation and 48.43% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1001

Complementary

  1. #772bcc
  2. #80cc2b

Split complementary

  1. #772bcc
  2. #ccc72b
  3. #30cc2b

Analogous

  1. #2b30cc
  2. #772bcc
  3. #c72bcc

Triadic

  1. #772bcc
  2. #cc772b
  3. #2bcc77

Tetradic

  1. #772bcc
  2. #cc2b80
  3. #80cc2b
  4. #2bcc77

Square

  1. #772bcc
  2. #cc2b30
  3. #80cc2b
  4. #2bccc7

Monochromatic

  1. #2d104e
  2. #521e8d
  3. #772bcc
  4. #9e65df
  5. #c6a4ec

Shades

#772bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #772bcc
  2. #6b27b8
  3. #5f22a3
  4. #531e8f
  5. #471a7a
  6. #3c1666
  7. #301152
  8. #240d3d
  9. #180929
  10. #0c0414
  11. #000000

Tints

#772bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #772bcc
  2. #8540d1
  3. #9255d6
  4. #a06bdb
  5. #ad80e0
  6. #bb95e6
  7. #c9aaeb
  8. #d6bff0
  9. #e4d5f5
  10. #f1eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#772bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #772bcc
  2. #7834c4
  3. #793cbd
  4. #7a45b5
  5. #7b4dae
  6. #7c56a6
  7. #7c5e9e
  8. #7d6797
  9. #7e6f8f
  10. #7f7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #664b95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62587c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #324bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b4aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b4aa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-772bcc {
  color: #772bcc;
}
Background
.bg-772bcc {
  background-color: #772bcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-772bcc {
  border: 2px solid #772bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #772bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 43 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-772bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #772bcc, #c72bcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-772bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 43 204 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.73 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.79 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.85 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.22 #88d433 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#772bcc  rgb(119, 43, 204)  hsl(268, 65%, 48%)  Blue Violet
#80cc2b  rgb(128, 204, 43)  hsl(88, 65%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#cc772b  rgb(204, 119, 43)  hsl(28, 65%, 48%)  Ochre
#2bcc77  rgb(43, 204, 119)  hsl(148, 65%, 48%)  Emerald