#77427F colour

#77427F is a muted purple close to CSS rebeccapurple. RGB 119, 66, 127, HSL 292, 32%, 38%. White text passes AAA (7.32:1), black fails (2.87:1).

#77427F

Nearest CSS name: rebeccapurple #663399 (not an exact match)
Described as: a muted purple
Red, green, blue: 119, 66, 127
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.0935 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#77427f`
RGB	`rgb(119, 66, 127)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(46.7% 25.9% 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(292.1, 31.6%, 37.8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292.1, 48%, 49.8%)`
HWB	`hwb(292.1 25.9% 50.2%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(6%, 48%, 0%, 50%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(36.55% 31.05 -25.02)`
OKLCH	`oklch(46.76% 0.1128 322.2)`
Decimal	`7815807`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 7.32:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 2.87:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail

White text is the better choice on #77427F (7.32:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#83538b 18%#906496 27%#9c76a2 36%#a887ae 45%#b598b9 55%#c1a9c5 64%#cebad0 73%#dacbdc 82%#e6dde8 91%#f3eef3

9%#6c3c73 18%#613668 27%#57305c 36%#4c2a51 45%#412445 55%#361e3a 64%#2b182e 73%#201223 82%#160c17 91%#0b060c

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#77427f #4a7f42

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#59427f #77427f #7f4269

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#77427f #7f7742 #427f77

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#77427f #697f42 #427f59

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#77427f #7f5942 #4a7f42 #42697f

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#77427f Protanopia#3a5281 Deuteranopia#49587d Tritanopia#784a5a Achromatopsia#565656

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #77427f;`
Background	`background-color: #77427f;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #77427f;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(119 66 127 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #77427f;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77427f, #47284c);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ad8eb2, #77427f);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #77427f; color: #fff;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #77427F to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.