What color is #77558F?

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

What is the RGB value of #77558F?

The RGB value is 119, 85, 143: 119 red, 85 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77558F?

The complementary color is #6D8F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77558F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77558F color

#77558F rgb(119, 85, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77558F is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 33.3% green and 56.1% blue (119, 85, 143).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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 6.03:1).

#77558F color codes

HEX	`#77558F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 85, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 33.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 41%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.85, 25.65, -26.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.85, 37.06, 313.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.813, 12.402, 27.542)`
Decimal	`7820687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77558F, 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 #77558F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77558F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #77558F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77558f; }
.text { color: #77558f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77558f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 85 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77558f, #8f558a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #77558F?: #77558F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77558F?: The RGB value is 119, 85, 143: 119 red, 85 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77558F?: The complementary color is #6D8F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77558F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.