What color is #775F8D?

#775F8D 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 #775F8D?

The RGB value is 119, 95, 141: 119 red, 95 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775F8D?

The complementary color is #758D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775F8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775F8D color

#775F8D rgb(119, 95, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775F8D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 37.3% green and 55.3% blue (119, 95, 141).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#775F8D color codes

HEX	`#775F8D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 95, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 37.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 33%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.28, 19.15, -21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.28, 29, 311.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.507, 14.03, 27.033)`
Decimal	`7823245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775F8D, 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 #775F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #775F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775f8d; }
.text { color: #775f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 95 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775f8d, #8d5f8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #775F8D?: #775F8D 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 #775F8D?: The RGB value is 119, 95, 141: 119 red, 95 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775F8D?: The complementary color is #758D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775F8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.