#77237E#77237E
#77237E is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.161 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #77237E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(119, 35, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 57%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 72%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 72.2%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.95, 48.28, -33.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.95, 58.74, 325.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.57% 0.1311 -0.0931) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.57% 0.161 324.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9744, 6.6311, 20.3838) |
| Luminance | 0.0663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 2.43
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.24
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.23
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.35
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.59
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#77237E #2A7E23
analogous
#4A237E #77237E #7E2358
triadic
#77237E #7E7723 #237E77
tetradic
#77237E #7E4A23 #2A7E23 #23587E
square
#77237E #7E4A23 #2A7E23 #23587E
split-complementary
#77237E #587E23 #237E4A
monochromatic
#1D081E #4A164E #77237E #A430AE #C44ECE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.03
#77237E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.33
#77237E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #77237E
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##77237E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##77237E | 1.00 | 9.03 | 2.33 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0A4281
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#344C7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A324E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #77237e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(119, 35, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.161 324.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a166a4',
500: '#77237e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #77237e; $custom-light: #a166a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#77237e",
"rgb": {
"r": 119,
"g": 35,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.385,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42571,
"c": 0.16075,
"h": 324.6
},
"luminance": 0.0663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#77237E
secondary
#54B04C
accent
#E04854
background
#FAF6FA
surface
#F4EBF4
border
#CEC6CE
text
#0F060F
muted
#7F7A7F