What color is #775476?

#775476 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 #775476?

The RGB value is 119, 84, 118: 119 red, 84 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775476?

The complementary color is #547755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775476?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775476 color

#775476 rgb(119, 84, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775476 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 32.9% green and 46.3% blue (119, 84, 118).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#775476 color codes

HEX	`#775476`
RGB	`rgb(119, 84, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 32.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, 20.71, -13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 24.76, 326.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.048, 11.571, 18.629)`
Decimal	`7820406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775476, 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 #775476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #775476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775476; }
.text { color: #775476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 84 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775476, #775464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #775476?: #775476 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 #775476?: The RGB value is 119, 84, 118: 119 red, 84 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775476?: The complementary color is #547755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775476?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.