What color is #77679A?

#77679A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77679A?

The RGB value is 119, 103, 154: 119 red, 103 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77679A?

The complementary color is #8A9A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77679A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77679A color

#77679A rgb(119, 103, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77679A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.4% green and 60.4% blue (119, 103, 154).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#77679A color codes

HEX	`#77679A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 103, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 33%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, 17.47, -25.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 30.86, 304.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.289, 15.955, 32.682)`
Decimal	`7825306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77679A, 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 #77679A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77679A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #77679A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77679a; }
.text { color: #77679a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77679a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 103 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77679a, #90679a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #77679A?: #77679A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77679A?: The RGB value is 119, 103, 154: 119 red, 103 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77679A?: The complementary color is #8A9A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77679A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.