What color is #77477E?

#77477E is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77477E?

The RGB value is 119, 71, 126: 119 red, 71 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77477E?

The complementary color is #4E7E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77477E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77477E color

#77477E rgb(119, 71, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77477E is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 27.8% green and 49.4% blue (119, 71, 126).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#77477E color codes

HEX	`#77477E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 71, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 27.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 44%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.73, 30.11, -22.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.73, 37.77, 322.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.626, 9.935, 20.935)`
Decimal	`7817086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77477E, 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 #77477E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77477E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #77477E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77477e; }
.text { color: #77477e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77477e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 71 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77477e, #7e476a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #77477E?: #77477E is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77477E?: The RGB value is 119, 71, 126: 119 red, 71 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77477E?: The complementary color is #4E7E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77477E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.