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#7772DF Color

#7772DF is rgb(119, 114, 223) in RGB, hsl(243, 63%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 49%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7772DF
HEX#7772DF
RGBrgb(119, 114, 223)
HSLhsl(243, 63%, 66%)
HSVhsv(243, 49%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 49%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.161 282.6)
LABlab(52.55% 23.68 -56.07)
LCHlch(52.55% 60.87 292.90)

What #7772DF 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 #7772DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.88Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.31Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.32Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.84Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.34Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 13.42

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

#7772DF Channel Values

How #7772DF 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 114 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 63% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 49% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7772DF 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7772DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7772DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7772DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7772DF
Complementary
#D9DF72
Analogous
#72A3DF
Analogous
#AE72DF
Triadic
#DF7772
Triadic
#72DF77
Split comp.
#DFAE72
Split comp.
#A3DF72

Tints & Shades of #7772DF

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

#8B86E4
#9B97E7
#AFACEC
#BFBCF0
#D3D1F5
#E3E2F8

Shades

#534CD6
#352DC8
#2B25A2
#221D81
#18155B
#0E0C36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7772DF.

How #7772DF 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#7772DF
Protanopia#7373DF
Protanomaly#7573DF
Deuteranopia#7474DF
Deuteranomaly#7573DF
Tritanopia#5E8686
Tritanomaly#697FB1
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #7772DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7772df: #7772DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7772DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7772df': '#7772DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.447, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_7772df">#7772DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7772DF"

More Blue Colors

#7772DF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7772DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7772DF?

#7772DF is a light blue — rgb(119, 114, 223) in RGB and hsl(243, 63%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.88.

What is the RGB value of #7772DF?

#7772DF is rgb(119, 114, 223) — red 119, green 114, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7772DF?

#7772DF converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 49%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7772DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7772DF scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7772DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7772DF 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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