What color is #77577C?

#77577C 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 #77577C?

The RGB value is 119, 87, 124: 119 red, 87 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77577C?

The complementary color is #5C7C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77577C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77577C color

#77577C rgb(119, 87, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77577C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 34.1% green and 48.6% blue (119, 87, 124).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#77577C color codes

HEX	`#77577C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 87, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 34.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.52, 20.16, -15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.52, 25.57, 322.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.654, 12.194, 20.647)`
Decimal	`7821180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77577C, 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 #77577C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77577C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #77577C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77577c; }
.text { color: #77577c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77577c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 87 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77577c, #7c576f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #77577C?: #77577C 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 #77577C?: The RGB value is 119, 87, 124: 119 red, 87 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77577C?: The complementary color is #5C7C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77577C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.