What color is #775D98?

#775D98 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 #775D98?

The RGB value is 119, 93, 152: 119 red, 93 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775D98?

The complementary color is #7E985D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775D98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775D98 color

#775D98 rgb(119, 93, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775D98 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 36.5% green and 59.6% blue (119, 93, 152).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#775D98 color codes

HEX	`#775D98`
RGB	`rgb(119, 93, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 36.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.26, 23.02, -28.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.26, 36.54, 309.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.188, 14.018, 31.5)`
Decimal	`7822744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775D98, 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 #775D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #775D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775d98; }
.text { color: #775d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 93 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775d98, #945d98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #775D98?: #775D98 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 #775D98?: The RGB value is 119, 93, 152: 119 red, 93 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775D98?: The complementary color is #7E985D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775D98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.