What color is #776583?

#776583 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 #776583?

The RGB value is 119, 101, 131: 119 red, 101 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776583?

The complementary color is #718365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776583?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776583 color

#776583 rgb(119, 101, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776583 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 39.6% green and 51.4% blue (119, 101, 131).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#776583 color codes

HEX	`#776583`
RGB	`rgb(119, 101, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 39.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.45, 13.23, -13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.45, 19.25, 313.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.357, 14.868, 23.476)`
Decimal	`7824771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776583, 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 #776583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #776583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776583; }
.text { color: #776583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 101 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776583, #836580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #776583?: #776583 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 #776583?: The RGB value is 119, 101, 131: 119 red, 101 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776583?: The complementary color is #718365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776583?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.