What color is #77597B?

#77597B 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 #77597B?

The RGB value is 119, 89, 123: 119 red, 89 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77597B?

The complementary color is #5D7B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77597B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77597B color

#77597B rgb(119, 89, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77597B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 34.9% green and 48.2% blue (119, 89, 123).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#77597B color codes

HEX	`#77597B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 89, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 34.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 28%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42, 18.74, -14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42, 23.63, 322.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.755, 12.497, 20.37)`
Decimal	`7821691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77597B, 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 #77597B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77597B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #77597B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77597b; }
.text { color: #77597b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77597b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 89 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77597b, #7b596e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #77597B?: #77597B 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 #77597B?: The RGB value is 119, 89, 123: 119 red, 89 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77597B?: The complementary color is #5D7B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77597B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.