What color is #77006D?

#77006D 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 #77006D?

The RGB value is 119, 0, 109: 119 red, 0 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77006D?

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

Is black or white text better on #77006D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77006D color

#77006D rgb(119, 0, 109)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 0% green and 42.7% blue (119, 0, 109).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple (#800080), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#77006D color codes

HEX	`#77006D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 0, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 0%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.81, 54.37, -29.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.81, 61.73, 331.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.368, 5.027, 14.889)`
Decimal	`7798893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77006D, 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 #77006D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77006D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #77006D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77006d; }
.text { color: #77006d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77006d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 0 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77006d, #770031); }

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Questions

What color is #77006D?: #77006D 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 #77006D?: The RGB value is 119, 0, 109: 119 red, 0 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77006D?: The complementary color is #00770A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77006D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.