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#772489 Color

#772489 is rgb(119, 36, 137) in RGB, hsl(289, 58%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 74%, 0%, 46%) 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 7.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#772489
HEX#772489
RGBrgb(119, 36, 137)
HSLhsl(289, 58%, 34%)
HSVhsv(289, 74%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 74%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(43.4% 0.169 319.8)
LABlab(31.55% 46.78 -39.07)
LCHlch(31.55% 60.95 320.13)

What #772489 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 #772489, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 7.48Patriarch#800080ΔE 9.91Eminence#6C3082ΔE 10.19Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 10.25Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 11.84Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 11.99

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

#772489 Channel Values

How #772489 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 36 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 58% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 74% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.76:1 vs white · 2.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #772489 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 text8.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #772489 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #772489

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #772489; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#772489
Complementary
#378924
Analogous
#442489
Analogous
#892469
Triadic
#897724
Triadic
#248977
Split comp.
#698924
Split comp.
#248944

Tints & Shades of #772489

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

#962EAD
#B23ECC
#C062D5
#D08AE0
#DFAEEA
#EDD3F3

Shades

#692079
#571B65
#491655
#3B1244
#2D0E34
#1C0920

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #772489.

How #772489 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#772489
Protanopia#3D3D89
Protanomaly#5A3489
Deuteranopia#4C4C88
Deuteranomaly#604088
Tritanopia#6E3D3D
Tritanomaly#723564
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #772489 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-772489: #772489;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #772489;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-772489': '#772489' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.141, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_772489">#772489</color>
SVG fillfill="#772489"

More Purple Colors

#772489 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#772489 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #772489?

#772489 is a dark purple — rgb(119, 36, 137) in RGB and hsl(289, 58%, 34%) 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 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #772489?

#772489 is rgb(119, 36, 137) — red 119, green 36, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #772489?

#772489 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 74%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #772489 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #772489 scores 8.76:1 against white and 2.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #772489 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #772489 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 9.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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