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#772BB6 Color

#772BB6 is rgb(119, 43, 182) in RGB, hsl(273, 62%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 76%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#772BB6
HEX#772BB6
RGBrgb(119, 43, 182)
HSLhsl(273, 62%, 44%)
HSVhsv(273, 76%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 76%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(47.4% 0.205 304.3)
LABlab(35.34% 51.52 -60.15)
LCHlch(35.34% 79.20 310.58)

What #772BB6 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 #772BB6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.65Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.27Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.77Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 11.84Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.4Indigo#4B0082ΔE 17.29

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

#772BB6 Channel Values

How #772BB6 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 43 · B 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 62% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 76% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.49:1 vs white · 2.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #772BB6 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 text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #772BB6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #772BB6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #772BB6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#772BB6
Complementary
#69B62B
Analogous
#322BB6
Analogous
#B62BAF
Triadic
#B6772B
Triadic
#2BB677
Split comp.
#AFB62B
Split comp.
#2BB632

Tints & Shades of #772BB6

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

#8C39D0
#9D56D7
#B077DF
#C398E7
#D6B9EF
#E7D6F5

Shades

#67259D
#592088
#491A70
#391457
#290F3E
#1B0A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #772BB6.

How #772BB6 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#772BB6
Protanopia#4040B6
Protanomaly#5B39B6
Deuteranopia#4E4EB5
Deuteranomaly#6143B6
Tritanopia#645050
Tritanomaly#6C4485
Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #772BB6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-772bb6: #772BB6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #772BB6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-772bb6': '#772BB6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.169, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_772bb6">#772BB6</color>
SVG fillfill="#772BB6"

More Purple Colors

#772BB6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#772BB6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #772BB6?

#772BB6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(119, 43, 182) in RGB and hsl(273, 62%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #772BB6?

#772BB6 is rgb(119, 43, 182) — red 119, green 43, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #772BB6?

#772BB6 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 76%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #772BB6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #772BB6 scores 7.49:1 against white and 2.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #772BB6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #772BB6 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.27, which is visibly different.

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