What color is #776382?

#776382 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 #776382?

The RGB value is 119, 99, 130: 119 red, 99 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776382?

The complementary color is #6E8263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776382 color

#776382 rgb(119, 99, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776382 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38.8% green and 51% blue (119, 99, 130).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% 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 5.4:1).

#776382 color codes

HEX	`#776382`
RGB	`rgb(119, 99, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.88, 14.22, -14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.88, 20.12, 314.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.098, 14.458, 23.057)`
Decimal	`7824258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776382, 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 #776382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #776382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776382; }
.text { color: #776382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 99 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776382, #82637d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #776382?: #776382 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 #776382?: The RGB value is 119, 99, 130: 119 red, 99 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776382?: The complementary color is #6E8263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.