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#776BA8 Color

#776BA8 is rgb(119, 107, 168) in RGB, hsl(252, 26%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#776BA8
HEX#776BA8
RGBrgb(119, 107, 168)
HSLhsl(252, 26%, 54%)
HSVhsv(252, 36%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.093 292.2)
LABlab(48.28% 15.44 -31.35)
LCHlch(48.28% 34.95 296.22)

What #776BA8 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 #776BA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 5.99Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 7.6Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.47Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.58Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.93Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.29

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

#776BA8 Channel Values

How #776BA8 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 107 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 26% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 36% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.72:1 vs white · 4.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #776BA8 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 text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #776BA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #776BA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #776BA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#776BA8
Complementary
#9CA86B
Analogous
#6B7EA8
Analogous
#966BA8
Triadic
#A8776B
Triadic
#6BA877
Split comp.
#A8966B
Split comp.
#7EA86B

Tints & Shades of #776BA8

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

#897EB4
#9E95C1
#AFA8CC
#C1BCD7
#D3CFE3
#E7E5F0

Shades

#655997
#564B81
#473E6A
#362F50
#27223A
#181523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #776BA8.

How #776BA8 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#776BA8
Protanopia#6D6DA8
Protanomaly#716CA8
Deuteranopia#6F6FA8
Deuteranomaly#726EA8
Tritanopia#6D7575
Tritanomaly#71718C
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #776BA8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-776ba8: #776BA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #776BA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-776ba8': '#776BA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.420, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_776ba8">#776BA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#776BA8"

More Blue Colors

#776BA8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#776BA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #776BA8?

#776BA8 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(119, 107, 168) in RGB and hsl(252, 26%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #776BA8?

#776BA8 is rgb(119, 107, 168) — red 119, green 107, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #776BA8?

#776BA8 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #776BA8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #776BA8 scores 4.72:1 against white and 4.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #776BA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #776BA8 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 22.12, which is visibly different.

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