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#7770FF Color

#7770FF is rgb(119, 112, 255) in RGB, hsl(243, 100%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 56%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7770FF
HEX#7770FF
RGBrgb(119, 112, 255)
HSLhsl(243, 100%, 72%)
HSVhsv(243, 56%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 56%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.206 280.9)
LABlab(53.80% 32.57 -71.87)
LCHlch(53.80% 78.91 294.38)

What #7770FF 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 #7770FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.08Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 7.3Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 8.98Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 10.88Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.26Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.28

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

#7770FF Channel Values

How #7770FF 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 112 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 100% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 56% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.79:1 vs white · 5.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7770FF 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7770FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7770FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7770FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7770FF
Complementary
#F8FF70
Analogous
#70B0FF
Analogous
#BF70FF
Triadic
#FF7770
Triadic
#70FF77
Split comp.
#FFBF70
Split comp.
#B0FF70

Tints & Shades of #7770FF

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

#8B85FF
#9994FF
#ADA8FF
#C0BDFF
#D3D1FF
#E2E0FF

Shades

#473DFF
#1B0FFF
#0B00DB
#0800A8
#060075
#040047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7770FF.

How #7770FF 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#7770FF
Protanopia#7171FF
Protanomaly#7471FF
Deuteranopia#7272FF
Deuteranomaly#7471FF
Tritanopia#4F8D8D
Tritanomaly#6183C5
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7770FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7770ff: #7770FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7770FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7770ff': '#7770FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.439, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_7770ff">#7770FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7770FF"

More Blue Colors

#7770FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7770FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7770FF?

#7770FF is a light blue — rgb(119, 112, 255) in RGB and hsl(243, 100%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #7770FF?

#7770FF is rgb(119, 112, 255) — red 119, green 112, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7770FF?

#7770FF converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 56%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7770FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7770FF scores 3.79:1 against white and 5.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7770FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7770FF 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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