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#770CC8

#770cc8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#770cc8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.5% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 274.15°, with 88.68% saturation and 41.57% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.0836

Complementary

  1. #770cc8
  2. #5dc80c

Split complementary

  1. #770cc8
  2. #bbc80c
  3. #0cc819

Analogous

  1. #190cc8
  2. #770cc8
  3. #c80cbb

Triadic

  1. #770cc8
  2. #c8770c
  3. #0cc877

Tetradic

  1. #770cc8
  2. #c80c5d
  3. #5dc80c
  4. #0cc877

Square

  1. #770cc8
  2. #c8190c
  3. #5dc80c
  4. #0cbbc8

Monochromatic

  1. #210338
  2. #4c0880
  3. #770cc8
  4. #9e2ef2
  5. #bf76f7

Shades

#770cc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #770cc8
  2. #6b0bb4
  3. #5f0aa0
  4. #53088c
  5. #470778
  6. #3c0664
  7. #300550
  8. #24043c
  9. #180228
  10. #0c0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#770cc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #770cc8
  2. #8524ce
  3. #923dd3
  4. #a055d9
  5. #ad6dde
  6. #bb86e4
  7. #c99ee9
  8. #d6b6ef
  9. #e4cef4
  10. #f1e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#770cc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #770cc8
  2. #7818c1
  3. #7923ba
  4. #7a2fb2
  5. #7b3aab
  6. #7c46a4
  7. #7c529d
  8. #7d5d96
  9. #7e698e
  10. #7f7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #634091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #644d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #293fcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #363fc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c3d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-770cc8 {
  color: #770cc8;
}
Background
.bg-770cc8 {
  background-color: #770cc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-770cc8 {
  border: 2px solid #770cc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #770cc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 12 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-770cc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #770cc8, #c80cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-770cc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 12 200 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.49 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.65 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.26 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.65 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.86 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.06 #88f337 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#770cc8  rgb(119, 12, 200)  hsl(274, 89%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#5dc80c  rgb(93, 200, 12)  hsl(94, 89%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#c8770c  rgb(200, 119, 12)  hsl(34, 89%, 42%)  Ochre
#0cc877  rgb(12, 200, 119)  hsl(154, 89%, 42%)  Emerald