What color is #77679E?

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

What is the RGB value of #77679E?

The RGB value is 119, 103, 158: 119 red, 103 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77679E?

The complementary color is #8E9E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77679E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77679E color

#77679E rgb(119, 103, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77679E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.4% green and 62% blue (119, 103, 158).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#77679E color codes

HEX	`#77679E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 103, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 35%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 18.48, -27.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 33.15, 303.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.628, 16.091, 34.466)`
Decimal	`7825310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77679E, 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 #77679E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77679E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #77679E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77679e; }
.text { color: #77679e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77679e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 103 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77679e, #93679e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #77679E?: #77679E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77679E?: The RGB value is 119, 103, 158: 119 red, 103 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77679E?: The complementary color is #8E9E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77679E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.