What color is #77558B?

#77558B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77558B?

The RGB value is 119, 85, 139: 119 red, 85 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77558B?

The complementary color is #698B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77558B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77558B color

#77558B rgb(119, 85, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77558B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 33.3% green and 54.5% blue (119, 85, 139).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#77558B color codes

HEX	`#77558B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 85, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 33.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, 24.72, -24.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 34.89, 315.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.516, 12.283, 25.975)`
Decimal	`7820683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77558B, 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 #77558B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77558B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #77558B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77558b; }
.text { color: #77558b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77558b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 85 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77558b, #8b5584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #77558B?: #77558B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77558B?: The RGB value is 119, 85, 139: 119 red, 85 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77558B?: The complementary color is #698B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77558B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.