What color is #776989?

#776989 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 #776989?

The RGB value is 119, 105, 137: 119 red, 105 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776989?

The complementary color is #7B8969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776989?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776989 color

#776989 rgb(119, 105, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776989 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.2% green and 53.7% blue (119, 105, 137).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#776989 color codes

HEX	`#776989`
RGB	`rgb(119, 105, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.75, 12.19, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.75, 19.79, 308.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.174, 15.831, 25.813)`
Decimal	`7825801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776989, 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 #776989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #776989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776989; }
.text { color: #776989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 105 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776989, #876989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #776989?: #776989 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 #776989?: The RGB value is 119, 105, 137: 119 red, 105 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776989?: The complementary color is #7B8969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776989?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.