What color is #775571?

#775571 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775571?

The RGB value is 119, 85, 113: 119 red, 85 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775571?

The complementary color is #55775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775571 color

#775571 rgb(119, 85, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775571 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 33.3% green and 44.3% blue (119, 85, 113).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#775571 color codes

HEX	`#775571`
RGB	`rgb(119, 85, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 33.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.59, 19.1, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.59, 21.74, 331.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.837, 11.612, 17.132)`
Decimal	`7820657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775571, 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 #775571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #775571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775571; }
.text { color: #775571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 85 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775571, #775560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #775571?: #775571 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775571?: The RGB value is 119, 85, 113: 119 red, 85 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775571?: The complementary color is #55775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.