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#774F87 Color

#774F87 is rgb(119, 79, 135) in RGB, hsl(283, 26%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#774F87
HEX#774F87
RGBrgb(119, 79, 135)
HSLhsl(283, 26%, 42%)
HSVhsv(283, 41%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.098 315.9)
LABlab(39.88% 25.16 -24.76)
LCHlch(39.88% 35.30 315.46)

What #774F87 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 #774F87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.8Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 10.08Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.4Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 10.45Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.25Imperial#602F6BΔE 12.78

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

#774F87 Channel Values

How #774F87 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 79 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 26% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 41% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.46:1 vs white · 3.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #774F87 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 text6.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #774F87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #774F87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #774F87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#774F87
Complementary
#5F874F
Analogous
#5B4F87
Analogous
#874F7B
Triadic
#87774F
Triadic
#4F8777
Split comp.
#7B874F
Split comp.
#4F875B

Tints & Shades of #774F87

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

#8E5EA1
#A078B0
#B292BF
#C4ABCE
#D6C5DD
#E8DFEC

Shades

#694677
#583A64
#4A3154
#392640
#2B1C30
#1A111D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #774F87.

How #774F87 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#774F87
Protanopia#575787
Protanomaly#665487
Deuteranopia#5F5F86
Deuteranomaly#695987
Tritanopia#705959
Tritanomaly#73556E
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #774F87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-774f87: #774F87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #774F87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-774f87': '#774F87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.310, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_774f87">#774F87</color>
SVG fillfill="#774F87"

More Purple Colors

#774F87 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#774F87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #774F87?

#774F87 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(119, 79, 135) in RGB and hsl(283, 26%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #774F87?

#774F87 is rgb(119, 79, 135) — red 119, green 79, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #774F87?

#774F87 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #774F87 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #774F87 scores 6.46:1 against white and 3.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #774F87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #774F87 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 20.73, which is visibly different.

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