What color is #773B77?

#773B77 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #773B77?

The RGB value is 119, 59, 119: 119 red, 59 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #773B77?

The complementary color is #3B773B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #773B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#773B77 color

#773B77 rgb(119, 59, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #773B77 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 23.1% green and 46.7% blue (119, 59, 119).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 34% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#773B77 color codes

HEX	`#773B77`
RGB	`rgb(119, 59, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 23.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 34%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.77, 35.45, -23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.77, 42.29, 326.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.501, 8.382, 18.409)`
Decimal	`7814007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #773B77, 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 #773B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#773B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #773B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #773b77; }
.text { color: #773b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #773b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 59 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #773b77, #773b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #773B77?: #773B77 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #773B77?: The RGB value is 119, 59, 119: 119 red, 59 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #773B77?: The complementary color is #3B773B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #773B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.