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#770D87 Color

#770D87 is rgb(119, 13, 135) in RGB, hsl(292, 82%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 90%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinzolin (#6C0277), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#770D87
HEX#770D87
RGBrgb(119, 13, 135)
HSLhsl(292, 82%, 29%)
HSVhsv(292, 90%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 90%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(41.6% 0.189 321.6)
LABlab(29.06% 53.06 -41.80)
LCHlch(29.06% 67.55 321.77)

What #770D87 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 #770D87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 5.92Patriarch#800080ΔE 6.33Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 7.16Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 7.99Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 8.05Mauveine#8D029BΔE 10.68

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

#770D87 Channel Values

How #770D87 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 13 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 82% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 90% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.58:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #770D87 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 text9.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #770D87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #770D87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #770D87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#770D87
Complementary
#1D870D
Analogous
#3A0D87
Analogous
#870D5A
Triadic
#87760D
Triadic
#0D8776
Split comp.
#5A870D
Split comp.
#0D873A

Tints & Shades of #770D87

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

#9F12B5
#C816E3
#D541EC
#DE6AF0
#E999F5
#F3C7F9

Shades

#660B74
#5A0A66
#4A0854
#3D0746
#2D0533
#210425

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #770D87.

How #770D87 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#770D87
Protanopia#343487
Protanomaly#572987
Deuteranopia#474786
Deuteranomaly#5E3886
Tritanopia#6D3434
Tritanomaly#712960
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #770D87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-770d87: #770D87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #770D87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-770d87': '#770D87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.051, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_770d87">#770D87</color>
SVG fillfill="#770D87"

More Pink Colors

#770D87 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#770D87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #770D87?

#770D87 is a dark pink — rgb(119, 13, 135) in RGB and hsl(292, 82%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinzolin (#6C0277), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #770D87?

#770D87 is rgb(119, 13, 135) — red 119, green 13, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #770D87?

#770D87 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 90%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #770D87 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #770D87 scores 9.58:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #770D87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #770D87 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 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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