What color is #775171?

#775171 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775171?

The RGB value is 119, 81, 113: 119 red, 81 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775171?

The complementary color is #517757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775171 color

#775171 rgb(119, 81, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775171 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 31.8% green and 44.3% blue (119, 81, 113).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#775171 color codes

HEX	`#775171`
RGB	`rgb(119, 81, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 31.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.58, 21.51, -11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.58, 24.59, 330.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.531, 11, 17.03)`
Decimal	`7819633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775171, 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 #775171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #775171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775171; }
.text { color: #775171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 81 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775171, #77515e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #775171?: #775171 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775171?: The RGB value is 119, 81, 113: 119 red, 81 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775171?: The complementary color is #517757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.