What color is #770365?

#770365 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grapest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #770365?

The RGB value is 119, 3, 101: 119 red, 3 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #770365?

The complementary color is #037715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #770365?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#770365 color

#770365 rgb(119, 3, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #770365 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 1.2% green and 39.6% blue (119, 3, 101).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 95% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Grapest (#880066), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#770365 color codes

HEX	`#770365`
RGB	`rgb(119, 3, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 1.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 95%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 97%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.53, 52.65, -24.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.53, 58.07, 335.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.989, 4.928, 12.734)`
Decimal	`7799653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #770365, 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 #770365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#770365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #770365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #770365; }
.text { color: #770365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #770365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 3 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #770365, #77032b); }

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Questions

What color is #770365?: #770365 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grapest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #770365?: The RGB value is 119, 3, 101: 119 red, 3 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #770365?: The complementary color is #037715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #770365?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.