What color is #775987?

#775987 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775987?

The RGB value is 119, 89, 135: 119 red, 89 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775987?

The complementary color is #698759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775987?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775987 color

#775987 rgb(119, 89, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775987 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 34.9% green and 52.9% blue (119, 89, 135).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#775987 color codes

HEX	`#775987`
RGB	`rgb(119, 89, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 34.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.49, 21.39, -20.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.49, 29.92, 315.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.553, 12.816, 24.571)`
Decimal	`7821703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775987, 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 #775987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #775987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775987; }
.text { color: #775987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 89 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775987, #875980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #775987?: #775987 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775987?: The RGB value is 119, 89, 135: 119 red, 89 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775987?: The complementary color is #698759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775987?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.