What color is #775B7D?

#775B7D 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 #775B7D?

The RGB value is 119, 91, 125: 119 red, 91 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775B7D?

The complementary color is #617D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775B7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775B7D color

#775B7D rgb(119, 91, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775B7D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 35.7% green and 49% blue (119, 91, 125).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#775B7D color codes

HEX	`#775B7D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 91, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 35.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 27%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.59, 17.96, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.59, 23.21, 320.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.05, 12.885, 21.092)`
Decimal	`7822205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775B7D, 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 #775B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #775B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775b7d; }
.text { color: #775b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 91 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775b7d, #7d5b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #775B7D?: #775B7D 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 #775B7D?: The RGB value is 119, 91, 125: 119 red, 91 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775B7D?: The complementary color is #617D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775B7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.