What color is #774171?

#774171 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774171?

The RGB value is 119, 65, 113: 119 red, 65 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774171?

The complementary color is #417747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774171 color

#774171 rgb(119, 65, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #774171 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 25.5% green and 44.3% blue (119, 65, 113).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#774171 color codes

HEX	`#774171`
RGB	`rgb(119, 65, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 25.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.78, 30.92, -17.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.78, 35.65, 330.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.479, 8.895, 16.679)`
Decimal	`7815537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774171, 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 #774171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #774171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774171; }
.text { color: #774171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 65 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774171, #774156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #774171?: #774171 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774171?: The RGB value is 119, 65, 113: 119 red, 65 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774171?: The complementary color is #417747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.