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#771D5A Color

#771D5A is rgb(119, 29, 90) in RGB, hsl(319, 61%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 24%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantium (#702963), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#771D5A
HEX#771D5A
RGBrgb(119, 29, 90)
HSLhsl(319, 61%, 29%)
HSVhsv(319, 76%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 24%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(40% 0.14 343.8)
LABlab(28.39% 43.41 -14.09)
LCHlch(28.39% 45.63 342.02)

What #771D5A 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 #771D5A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantium#702963ΔE 7.65Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 9.24Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 9.71Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 10.17Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 10.35Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 11.48

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

#771D5A Channel Values

How #771D5A 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 29 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 61% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 76% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 24% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.96:1 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 #771D5A 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 text9.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #771D5A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #771D5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #771D5A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#771D5A
Complementary
#1D7739
Analogous
#671D77
Analogous
#771D2D
Triadic
#5A771D
Triadic
#1D5A77
Split comp.
#2D771D
Split comp.
#1D7767

Tints & Shades of #771D5A

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

#A0277A
#C93199
#D657AE
#DF7CC0
#E9A5D3
#F3CEE7

Shades

#67194E
#5A1645
#4A1238
#3E0F2F
#2D0B22
#210819

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #771D5A.

How #771D5A 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#771D5A
Protanopia#3A3A5A
Protanomaly#59305A
Deuteranopia#4A4A58
Deuteranomaly#5F3D59
Tritanopia#732A2A
Tritanomaly#752642
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #771D5A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-771d5a: #771D5A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #771D5A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-771d5a': '#771D5A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.114, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_771d5a">#771D5A</color>
SVG fillfill="#771D5A"

More Pink Colors

#771D5A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#771D5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #771D5A?

#771D5A is a dark pink — rgb(119, 29, 90) in RGB and hsl(319, 61%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #771D5A?

#771D5A is rgb(119, 29, 90) — red 119, green 29, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #771D5A?

#771D5A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 24%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #771D5A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #771D5A scores 9.96:1 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 #771D5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #771D5A 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 25.62, which is a different colour altogether.

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