What color is #775C99?

#775C99 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775C99?

The RGB value is 119, 92, 153: 119 red, 92 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775C99?

The complementary color is #7E995C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775C99?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775C99 color

#775C99 rgb(119, 92, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775C99 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 36.1% green and 60% blue (119, 92, 153).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#775C99 color codes

HEX	`#775C99`
RGB	`rgb(119, 92, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 36.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 40%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.05, 23.87, -29.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.05, 37.79, 309.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.183, 13.876, 31.904)`
Decimal	`7822489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775C99, 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 #775C99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775C99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #775C99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775c99; }
.text { color: #775c99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775c99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 92 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775c99, #955c99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #775C99?: #775C99 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775C99?: The RGB value is 119, 92, 153: 119 red, 92 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775C99?: The complementary color is #7E995C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775C99?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.