What color is #776287?

#776287 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776287?

The RGB value is 119, 98, 135: 119 red, 98 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776287?

The complementary color is #728762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776287?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776287 color

#776287 rgb(119, 98, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776287 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38.4% green and 52.9% blue (119, 98, 135).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#776287 color codes

HEX	`#776287`
RGB	`rgb(119, 98, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 27%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.81, 15.95, -17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.81, 23.57, 312.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.348, 14.407, 24.837)`
Decimal	`7824007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776287, 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 #776287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #776287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776287; }
.text { color: #776287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 98 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776287, #876284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #776287?: #776287 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776287?: The RGB value is 119, 98, 135: 119 red, 98 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776287?: The complementary color is #728762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776287?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.