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#770381 Color

#770381 is rgb(119, 3, 129) in RGB, hsl(295, 95%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 98%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Patriarch (#800080), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#770381
HEX#770381
RGBrgb(119, 3, 129)
HSLhsl(295, 95%, 26%)
HSVhsv(295, 98%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 98%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(40.8% 0.189 324.2)
LABlab(28.12% 53.95 -39.56)
LCHlch(28.12% 66.90 323.75)

What #770381 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #770381, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#770381 Channel Values

How #770381 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 119 · G 3 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 95% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 98% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.93:1 vs white · 2.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #770381 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #770381

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #770381; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #770381

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #770381 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#770381
Protanopia#323281
Protanomaly#562681
Deuteranopia#464680
Deuteranomaly#5E3680
Tritanopia#6E2F2F
Tritanomaly#72245B
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #770381 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-770381: #770381;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #770381;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-770381': '#770381' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.012, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_770381">#770381</color>
SVG fillfill="#770381"

More Pink Colors

#770381 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#770381 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #770381?

#770381 is a dark pink — rgb(119, 3, 129) in RGB and hsl(295, 95%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Patriarch (#800080), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #770381?

#770381 is rgb(119, 3, 129) — red 119, green 3, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #770381?

#770381 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 98%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #770381 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #770381 scores 9.93:1 against white and 2.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #770381 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #770381 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 4.23, which is very hard to tell apart.

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