What color is #776796?

#776796 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776796?

The RGB value is 119, 103, 150: 119 red, 103 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776796?

The complementary color is #869667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776796?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776796 color

#776796 rgb(119, 103, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776796 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.4% green and 58.8% blue (119, 103, 150).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#776796 color codes

HEX	`#776796`
RGB	`rgb(119, 103, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.74, 16.48, -23.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.74, 28.57, 305.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.962, 15.824, 30.956)`
Decimal	`7825302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776796, 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 #776796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #776796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776796; }
.text { color: #776796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 103 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776796, #8e6796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #776796?: #776796 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776796?: The RGB value is 119, 103, 150: 119 red, 103 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776796?: The complementary color is #869667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776796?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.