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#772FFD — Vivid Purple

#772FFD is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #772FFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#772FFD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B5FD30; it also sits naturally between #304FFD and #DE30FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#772FFD · RGB 119, 47, 253

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Color values

HEX#772FFD
RGB119, 47, 253
HSL261°, 98%, 59%
HSV261°, 81%, 99%
CMYK53%, 81%, 0%, 1%
XYZ26.35, 13.05, 94.06
Yxy13.05, 0.1975, 0.0978
CIE-Lab42.83, 72.45, -89.04
Hunter Lab36.12, 70.05, -136.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 18% · Blue 99%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #772FFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #772FFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #772FFD

.text { color: #772FFD; }
.background { background-color: #772FFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #772FFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 47, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 98%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #772FFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 47, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #772FFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 47, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#772FFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#772FFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #772FFD

#6717FD#5602F2#4D02D9#4302BB#3A02A2#2F0183#26016A#1B014C#120132#070014

Tints of #772FFD

#8544FD#8F53FD#9C68FD#A97CFE#B690FE#C09FFE#CEB3FE#DBC7FE#E5D7FF#F2EBFF

Tones of #772FFD

#7C3FEE#804DE0#855CD1#896BC2#8E79B4#9288A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5FD30:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.82:1 AA
Against black text3.61:1 AA large only

Best text color on #772FFD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #772FFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #772FFD: ·

How #772FFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #5857CBDeuteranopia · #5C61BFTritanopia · #73A49B

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AEDTailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #772FFD rather than the exact color:

Lucky Orchard
#071E1D · #6F2AFB · #8DFD2C · #FAB532
Honey Ruby Saffron
#16090E · #7F2EF7 · #27F7A0 · #80FD1E
Hidden Ruby Voyage
#07230A · #299FFF · #FD7E39 · #7226FE
Palette 7f27ff
#7F27FF · #9F70FD · #FDBF60 · #FF8911
Golden Ruby Garden
#0C240E · #8036FA · #41DCFF · #4C2DFF
Vintage Zephyr
#212D0B · #11A9FD · #FA27D2 · #6C26FD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#6F2AFB#7F2EF7#7226FE#7F27FF#8036FA#6C26FD#6B21FB#8826F8#6C2FEC#6335FD#6E1CFA#8535EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #772FFC  ·  #772FFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #772FFD?

#772FFD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 119, 47, 253). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #772FFD?

#772FFD is RGB 119, 47, 253 — HSL 261°, 98%, 59% — CMYK 53%, 81%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #772FFD?

Its complement is #B5FD30; analogous partners are #304FFD and #DE30FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #772FFD for text?

White text on #772FFD has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.61:1.