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#771DDD Color

#771DDD is rgb(119, 29, 221) in RGB, hsl(268, 77%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 87%, 0%, 13%) 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 6.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#771DDD
HEX#771DDD
RGBrgb(119, 29, 221)
HSLhsl(268, 77%, 49%)
HSVhsv(268, 87%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 87%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(49.8% 0.253 296.3)
LABlab(36.68% 63.16 -80.65)
LCHlch(36.68% 102.44 308.07)

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

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 6.52Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 9.42French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.61Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.95Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.08Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 17.97

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

#771DDD Channel Values

How #771DDD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 77% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 87% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.99:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #771DDD 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 text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #771DDD

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

Base
#771DDD
Complementary
#83DD1D
Analogous
#1D23DD
Analogous
#D71DDD
Triadic
#DD771D
Triadic
#1DDD77
Split comp.
#DDD71D
Split comp.
#23DD1D

Tints & Shades of #771DDD

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

#8938E5
#9C58E9
#AF78ED
#C197F2
#D4B7F6
#E7D6FA

Shades

#6819C2
#5715A2
#491287
#380D68
#290A4D
#18062D

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

How #771DDD 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#771DDD
Protanopia#3A3ADD
Protanomaly#5930DD
Deuteranopia#4A4ADC
Deuteranomaly#5F3DDD
Tritanopia#565A5A
Tritanomaly#6549A0
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #771DDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-771ddd: #771DDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #771DDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-771ddd': '#771DDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.114, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_771ddd">#771DDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#771DDD"

More Purple Colors

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

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#771DDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #771DDD?

#771DDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(119, 29, 221) in RGB and hsl(268, 77%, 49%) 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 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #771DDD?

#771DDD is rgb(119, 29, 221) — red 119, green 29, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #771DDD?

#771DDD converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 87%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #771DDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #771DDD scores 6.99:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #771DDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #771DDD 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 6.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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