What color is #77639B?

#77639B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77639B?

The RGB value is 119, 99, 155: 119 red, 99 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77639B?

The complementary color is #879B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77639B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77639B color

#77639B rgb(119, 99, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77639B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38.8% green and 60.8% blue (119, 99, 155).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#77639B color codes

HEX	`#77639B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 99, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 36%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 36%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.92, 20.14, -27.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.92, 34.14, 306.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.985, 15.212, 32.993)`
Decimal	`7824283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77639B, 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 #77639B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77639B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #77639B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77639b; }
.text { color: #77639b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77639b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 99 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77639b, #93639b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #77639B?: #77639B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77639B?: The RGB value is 119, 99, 155: 119 red, 99 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77639B?: The complementary color is #879B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77639B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.