What color is #77668D?

#77668D 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 #77668D?

The RGB value is 119, 102, 141: 119 red, 102 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77668D?

The complementary color is #7C8D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77668D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77668D color

#77668D rgb(119, 102, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77668D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40% green and 55.3% blue (119, 102, 141).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#77668D color codes

HEX	`#77668D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 102, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.11, 14.92, -18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.11, 24.13, 308.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.166, 15.348, 27.252)`
Decimal	`7825037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77668D, 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 #77668D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77668D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #77668D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77668d; }
.text { color: #77668d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77668d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 102 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77668d, #8b668d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #77668D?: #77668D 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 #77668D?: The RGB value is 119, 102, 141: 119 red, 102 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77668D?: The complementary color is #7C8D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77668D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.