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#770E73 Color

#770E73 is rgb(119, 14, 115) in RGB, hsl(302, 79%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 3%, 53%) 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 7.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#770E73
HEX#770E73
RGBrgb(119, 14, 115)
HSLhsl(302, 79%, 26%)
HSVhsv(302, 88%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 3%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.173 330)
LABlab(28.00% 50.35 -30.87)
LCHlch(28.00% 59.06 328.49)

What #770E73 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 #770E73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 7.61Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 7.63Patriarch#800080ΔE 8.09Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 10.27Midnight#702670ΔE 10.75Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 12.8

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

#770E73 Channel Values

How #770E73 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 14 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 79% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 88% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 3% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.02:1 vs white · 2.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #770E73 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 text10.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #770E73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #770E73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #770E73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#770E73
Complementary
#0E7711
Analogous
#460E77
Analogous
#770E3F
Triadic
#73770E
Triadic
#0E7377
Split comp.
#3F770E
Split comp.
#0E7746

Tints & Shades of #770E73

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

#A4139F
#D719D0
#E83BE2
#ED68E9
#F396F0
#F9C8F7

Shades

#690C66
#5B0B59
#4E094B
#3B073A
#2E052C
#20041F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #770E73.

How #770E73 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#770E73
Protanopia#353573
Protanomaly#572A73
Deuteranopia#484871
Deuteranomaly#5E3872
Tritanopia#702C2C
Tritanomaly#732352
Achromatopsia#424242

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #770E73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-770e73: #770E73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #770E73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-770e73': '#770E73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.055, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_770e73">#770E73</color>
SVG fillfill="#770E73"

More Pink Colors

#770E73 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#770E73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #770E73?

#770E73 is a dark pink — rgb(119, 14, 115) in RGB and hsl(302, 79%, 26%) 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 7.61.

What is the RGB value of #770E73?

#770E73 is rgb(119, 14, 115) — red 119, green 14, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #770E73?

#770E73 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 3%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #770E73 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #770E73 scores 10.02:1 against white and 2.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #770E73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #770E73 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 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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