What color is #774864?

#774864 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774864?

The RGB value is 119, 72, 100: 119 red, 72 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774864?

The complementary color is #48775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774864?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774864 color

#774864 rgb(119, 72, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #774864 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 28.2% green and 39.2% blue (119, 72, 100).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#774864 color codes

HEX	`#774864`
RGB	`rgb(119, 72, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 28.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.89, 24.43, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.89, 25.67, 342.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.225, 9.477, 13.24)`
Decimal	`7817316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774864, 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 #774864	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774864 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #774864 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774864; }
.text { color: #774864; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774864; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 72 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774864, #77484c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #774864?: #774864 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774864?: The RGB value is 119, 72, 100: 119 red, 72 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774864?: The complementary color is #48775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774864?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.