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#774BB4 Color

#774BB4 is rgb(119, 75, 180) in RGB, hsl(265, 41%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 58%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#774BB4
HEX#774BB4
RGBrgb(119, 75, 180)
HSLhsl(265, 41%, 50%)
HSVhsv(265, 58%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 58%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.161 300.1)
LABlab(41.08% 35.88 -49.73)
LCHlch(41.08% 61.32 305.81)

What #774BB4 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 #774BB4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 8.44Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.28Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.5Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.52Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.48Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.76

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

#774BB4 Channel Values

How #774BB4 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 75 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 41% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 58% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.09:1 vs white · 3.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #774BB4 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 text6.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #774BB4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #774BB4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #774BB4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#774BB4
Complementary
#88B44B
Analogous
#4B54B4
Analogous
#AB4BB4
Triadic
#B4774B
Triadic
#4BB477
Split comp.
#B4AB4B
Split comp.
#54B44B

Tints & Shades of #774BB4

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

#8A64BE
#9D7EC9
#B097D3
#C0ACDC
#D3C5E7
#E6DFF1

Shades

#66419B
#583885
#472D6C
#392456
#281A3D
#1A1128

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #774BB4.

How #774BB4 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#774BB4
Protanopia#5555B4
Protanomaly#6451B4
Deuteranopia#5C5CB3
Deuteranomaly#6856B4
Tritanopia#676161
Tritanomaly#6E598A
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #774BB4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-774bb4: #774BB4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #774BB4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-774bb4': '#774BB4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.294, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_774bb4">#774BB4</color>
SVG fillfill="#774BB4"

More Purple Colors

#774BB4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#774BB4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #774BB4?

#774BB4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(119, 75, 180) in RGB and hsl(265, 41%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #774BB4?

#774BB4 is rgb(119, 75, 180) — red 119, green 75, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #774BB4?

#774BB4 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 58%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #774BB4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #774BB4 scores 6.09:1 against white and 3.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #774BB4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #774BB4 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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