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#775cdf

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: Slate Blue

RGB
119, 92, 223
HSL
252°, 67%, 62%
CMYK
47, 59, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1690

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #775cdf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#775cdf
Hue
252°
blue
Saturation
67%
vivid
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
48%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1690
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
76/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
4.79:1
Closest name
Slate Blue
ΔE2000 3.5
Where it sits
Hue252° of 360°
Saturation67%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool76% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#775cdf
RGBrgb(119, 92, 223)
HSLhsl(252, 67%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 59%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(48.1 42.8 -63.5)
LCHlch(48.1 76.6 304.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.571 0.191 288.3)
Decimal7822559
Display P3color(display-p3 0.467 0.361 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #775cdf;
background-color: #775cdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#775cdf] bg-[#775cdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #775cdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.467, green: 0.361, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#775cdf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF775CDF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 92, 119)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #775cdf · 4.79:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.79:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.38:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #775cdf as text scores 4.79:1 on white and 4.38:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#775cdf on white: 4.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#775cdf on black: 4.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0075E3
deuteranopia · #006FDC
tritanopia · #557A95

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #775cdf is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5F3FB
#EBE8F8
#D2CAF1
#B1A1ED
#775cdf
#6343DA
#4A28CD
#3E21AB
#311B88
#271763
#180F3E
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F5F3FBDarkest = 950 · #180F3E
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5F3FB;
  --brand-100: #EBE8F8;
  --brand-200: #D2CAF1;
  --brand-300: #B1A1ED;
  --brand-400: #775cdf;
  --brand-500: #6343DA;
  --brand-600: #4A28CD;
  --brand-700: #3E21AB;
  --brand-800: #311B88;
  --brand-900: #271763;
  --brand-950: #180F3E;
  --brand: #775cdf;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #775cdf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F6F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#C9C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5B4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#AFA81D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#27156B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EDEAFB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#171424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #775cdf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#C4DF5C
Analogous left#5C83DF
Analogous right#B95CDF
Split-complement 1#DFB95C
Split-complement 2#83DF5C
Triadic 1#DF775C
Triadic 2#5CDF77
Tetradic#DF5C83

RGB percentages

Red46.7%
Green36.1%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan46.6%
Magenta58.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#775cdf text on a black background

contrast 4.38:1

Card sample

#775cdf text on a white background

contrast 4.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #775cdf;
Background color
Panel with #775cdf background
background-color: #775cdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #775cdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(119, 92, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(119, 92, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #775cdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #775cdf, #CE5CDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #775cdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#775cdf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#775cdf, answered

What color is #775cdf?

#775cdf is a balanced vivid blue, closest to Slate Blue (ΔE2000 3.5). It sits at 252° on the hue wheel with 67% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #775cdf?

rgb(119, 92, 223) — 119 red, 92 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 46.7% / 36.1% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #775cdf a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1690 and perceived brightness is 48%, so white text on it reaches 4.79:1.

Should I use black or white text on #775cdf?

White. It scores 4.79:1 against #775cdf, versus 4.38:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #775cdf?

#C4DF5C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DFB95C and #83DF5C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #775cdf?

For interface work: #F6F4FA as the surface, #C9C0ED for borders, #5B4B9B for secondary text, #AFA81D as an accent and #27156B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #5C83DF and #B95CDF stays calm, while #C4DF5C is the loudest partner.

What is #775cdf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(47%, 59%, 0%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #775cdf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 76 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A75CDF; nudged cooler, #5A70E1.

Work with #775cdf in the Color Lab