What color is #77587F?

#77587F 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 #77587F?

The RGB value is 119, 88, 127: 119 red, 88 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77587F?

The complementary color is #607F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77587F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77587F color

#77587F rgb(119, 88, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77587F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 34.5% green and 49.8% blue (119, 88, 127).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#77587F color codes

HEX	`#77587F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 88, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 34.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 31%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, 20.21, -16.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 26.39, 319.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.928, 12.434, 21.688)`
Decimal	`7821439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77587F, 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 #77587F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77587F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #77587F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77587f; }
.text { color: #77587f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77587f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 88 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77587f, #7f5874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #77587F?: #77587F 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 #77587F?: The RGB value is 119, 88, 127: 119 red, 88 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77587F?: The complementary color is #607F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77587F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.