What color is #774571?

#774571 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 #774571?

The RGB value is 119, 69, 113: 119 red, 69 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774571?

The complementary color is #45774B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774571 color

#774571 rgb(119, 69, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #774571 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 27.1% green and 44.3% blue (119, 69, 113).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#774571 color codes

HEX	`#774571`
RGB	`rgb(119, 69, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 27.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.69, 28.62, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.69, 32.96, 330.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.716, 9.371, 16.759)`
Decimal	`7816561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774571, 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 #774571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #774571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774571; }
.text { color: #774571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 69 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774571, #774558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #774571?: #774571 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 #774571?: The RGB value is 119, 69, 113: 119 red, 69 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774571?: The complementary color is #45774B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.