What color is #765777?

#765777 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765777?

The RGB value is 118, 87, 119: 118 red, 87 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765777?

The complementary color is #587757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765777?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765777 color

#765777 rgb(118, 87, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765777 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.1% green and 46.7% blue (118, 87, 119).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#765777 color codes

HEX	`#765777`
RGB	`rgb(118, 87, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.22, 18.74, -13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.22, 22.89, 324.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.209, 12, 19.017)`
Decimal	`7755639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765777, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #765777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #765777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765777; }
.text { color: #765777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 87 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765777, #775768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #765777?: #765777 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765777?: The RGB value is 118, 87, 119: 118 red, 87 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765777?: The complementary color is #587757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765777?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.