What color is #77588B?

#77588B 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 #77588B?

The RGB value is 119, 88, 139: 119 red, 88 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77588B?

The complementary color is #6C8B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77588B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77588B color

#77588B rgb(119, 88, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77588B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 34.5% green and 54.5% blue (119, 88, 139).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#77588B color codes

HEX	`#77588B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 88, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 34.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.41, 22.91, -23.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.41, 32.8, 314.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.757, 12.766, 26.055)`
Decimal	`7821451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77588B, 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 #77588B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77588B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #77588B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77588b; }
.text { color: #77588b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77588b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 88 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77588b, #8b5885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #77588B?: #77588B 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 #77588B?: The RGB value is 119, 88, 139: 119 red, 88 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77588B?: The complementary color is #6C8B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77588B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.