What color is #775A82?

#775A82 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 #775A82?

The RGB value is 119, 90, 130: 119 red, 90 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775A82?

The complementary color is #65825A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775A82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775A82 color

#775A82 rgb(119, 90, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775A82 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 35.3% green and 51% blue (119, 90, 130).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#775A82 color codes

HEX	`#775A82`
RGB	`rgb(119, 90, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 35.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 31%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.53, 19.66, -17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.53, 26.54, 317.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.293, 12.846, 22.789)`
Decimal	`7821954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775A82, 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 #775A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #775A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775a82; }
.text { color: #775a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 90 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775a82, #825a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #775A82?: #775A82 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 #775A82?: The RGB value is 119, 90, 130: 119 red, 90 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775A82?: The complementary color is #65825A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775A82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.