Palettes / Colors / #776ADE

#776ADE — Blue

#776ADE is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #776ADE 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.

#776ADE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #D0DE68; it also sits naturally between #6895DE and #B168DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 42% · Blue 87%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #776ADE

.text { color: #776ADE; }
.background { background-color: #776ADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #776ADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 106, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 64%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #776ADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 106, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #776ADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 106, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#776ADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#776ADE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #776ADE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0DE68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #776ADE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #776ADE

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:

How #776ADE looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #776ADE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #776ADD  ·  #776ADF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #776ADE?

#776ADE is Blue, a blue color (RGB 119, 106, 222). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #776ADE?

#776ADE is RGB 119, 106, 222 — HSL 247°, 64%, 64% — CMYK 46%, 52%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #776ADE?

Its complement is #D0DE68; analogous partners are #6895DE and #B168DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #776ADE for text?

Black text on #776ADE has a contrast ratio of 4.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.29:1.