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#7706DB Color

#7706DB is rgb(119, 6, 219) in RGB, hsl(272, 95%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 97%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7706DB
HEX#7706DB
RGBrgb(119, 6, 219)
HSLhsl(272, 95%, 44%)
HSVhsv(272, 97%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 97%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.26 297.5)
LABlab(35.06% 66.98 -82.17)
LCHlch(35.06% 106.01 309.18)

What #7706DB 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 #7706DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.6French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.36Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.96Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.26Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.06Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 14.93

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

#7706DB Channel Values

How #7706DB 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 6 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 95% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 97% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.41:1 vs white · 2.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7706DB 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 text7.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7706DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7706DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7706DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7706DB
Complementary
#69DB06
Analogous
#0D06DB
Analogous
#DB06D4
Triadic
#DB7706
Triadic
#06DB77
Split comp.
#D4DB06
Split comp.
#06DB0D

Tints & Shades of #7706DB

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.

Tints

#8C10F9
#9D33FA
#B05BFB
#C383FC
#D6AAFD
#E7CDFE

Shades

#6705BD
#5904A4
#490386
#390368
#29024B
#1B0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7706DB.

How #7706DB 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#7706DB
Protanopia#3333DB
Protanomaly#5627DB
Deuteranopia#4747DA
Deuteranomaly#5E37DB
Tritanopia#575555
Tritanomaly#65429D
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7706DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7706db: #7706DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7706DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7706db': '#7706DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.024, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_7706db">#7706DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7706DB"

More Purple Colors

#7706DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7706DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7706DB?

#7706DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(119, 6, 219) in RGB and hsl(272, 95%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.6.

What is the RGB value of #7706DB?

#7706DB is rgb(119, 6, 219) — red 119, green 6, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7706DB?

#7706DB converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 97%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7706DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7706DB scores 7.41:1 against white and 2.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7706DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7706DB 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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