What color is #77006B?

#77006B is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77006B?

The RGB value is 119, 0, 107: 119 red, 0 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77006B?

The complementary color is #00770C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77006B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77006B color

#77006B rgb(119, 0, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77006B is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 0% green and 42% blue (119, 0, 107).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple (#800080), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#77006B color codes

HEX	`#77006B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 0, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 0%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.69, 54.07, -28.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.69, 60.95, 332.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.262, 4.984, 14.329)`
Decimal	`7798891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77006B, 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 #77006B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77006B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #77006B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77006b; }
.text { color: #77006b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77006b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 0 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77006b, #770030); }

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Questions

What color is #77006B?: #77006B is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77006B?: The RGB value is 119, 0, 107: 119 red, 0 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77006B?: The complementary color is #00770C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77006B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.