What color is #775B8B?

#775B8B 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 #775B8B?

The RGB value is 119, 91, 139: 119 red, 91 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775B8B?

The complementary color is #6F8B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775B8B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775B8B color

#775B8B rgb(119, 91, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775B8B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 35.7% green and 54.5% blue (119, 91, 139).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#775B8B color codes

HEX	`#775B8B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 91, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 35.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.16, 21.1, -22.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.16, 30.7, 313.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.008, 13.268, 26.139)`
Decimal	`7822219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775B8B, 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 #775B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #775B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775b8b; }
.text { color: #775b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 91 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775b8b, #8b5b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #775B8B?: #775B8B 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 #775B8B?: The RGB value is 119, 91, 139: 119 red, 91 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775B8B?: The complementary color is #6F8B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775B8B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.