What color is #775A7A?

#775A7A 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 #775A7A?

The RGB value is 119, 90, 122: 119 red, 90 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775A7A?

The complementary color is #5D7A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775A7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775A7A color

#775A7A rgb(119, 90, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775A7A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 35.3% green and 47.8% blue (119, 90, 122).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#775A7A color codes

HEX	`#775A7A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 90, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 35.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 26%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.22, 17.92, -13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.22, 22.41, 323.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.776, 12.64, 20.07)`
Decimal	`7821946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775A7A, 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 #775A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #775A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775a7a; }
.text { color: #775a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 90 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775a7a, #7a5a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #775A7A?: #775A7A 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 #775A7A?: The RGB value is 119, 90, 122: 119 red, 90 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775A7A?: The complementary color is #5D7A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775A7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.