What color is #775C77?

#775C77 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 #775C77?

The RGB value is 119, 92, 119: 119 red, 92 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775C77?

The complementary color is #5C775C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775C77 color

#775C77 rgb(119, 92, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775C77 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 36.1% green and 46.7% blue (119, 92, 119).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#775C77 color codes

HEX	`#775C77`
RGB	`rgb(119, 92, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 36.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, 16.08, -11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 19.49, 325.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.764, 12.909, 19.163)`
Decimal	`7822455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775C77, 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 #775C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #775C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775c77; }
.text { color: #775c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 92 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775c77, #775c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #775C77?: #775C77 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 #775C77?: The RGB value is 119, 92, 119: 119 red, 92 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775C77?: The complementary color is #5C775C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.