What color is #77629F?

#77629F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77629F?

The RGB value is 119, 98, 159: 119 red, 98 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77629F?

The complementary color is #8A9F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77629F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77629F color

#77629F rgb(119, 98, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77629F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38.4% green and 62.4% blue (119, 98, 159).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#77629F color codes

HEX	`#77629F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 98, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 38%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.85, 21.75, -30.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.85, 37.09, 305.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.232, 15.16, 34.76)`
Decimal	`7824031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77629F, 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 #77629F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77629F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #77629F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77629f; }
.text { color: #77629f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77629f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 98 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77629f, #95629f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #77629F?: #77629F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77629F?: The RGB value is 119, 98, 159: 119 red, 98 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77629F?: The complementary color is #8A9F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77629F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.