What color is #776891?

#776891 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 #776891?

The RGB value is 119, 104, 145: 119 red, 104 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776891?

The complementary color is #829168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776891?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776891 color

#776891 rgb(119, 104, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776891 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.8% green and 56.9% blue (119, 104, 145).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% 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 5.03:1).

#776891 color codes

HEX	`#776891`
RGB	`rgb(119, 104, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, 14.67, -20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 25.03, 305.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.668, 15.867, 28.914)`
Decimal	`7825553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776891, 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 #776891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #776891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776891; }
.text { color: #776891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 104 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776891, #8c6891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #776891?: #776891 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 #776891?: The RGB value is 119, 104, 145: 119 red, 104 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776891?: The complementary color is #829168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776891?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.