What color is #77678F?

#77678F 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 #77678F?

The RGB value is 119, 103, 143: 119 red, 103 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77678F?

The complementary color is #7F8F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77678F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77678F color

#77678F rgb(119, 103, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77678F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.4% green and 56.1% blue (119, 103, 143).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#77678F color codes

HEX	`#77678F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 103, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.45, 14.79, -19.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.45, 24.57, 307.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.415, 15.606, 28.076)`
Decimal	`7825295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77678F, 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 #77678F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77678F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #77678F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77678f; }
.text { color: #77678f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77678f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 103 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77678f, #8b678f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #77678F?: #77678F 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 #77678F?: The RGB value is 119, 103, 143: 119 red, 103 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77678F?: The complementary color is #7F8F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77678F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.