What color is #776997?

#776997 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776997?

The RGB value is 119, 105, 151: 119 red, 105 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776997?

The complementary color is #899769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776997?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776997 color

#776997 rgb(119, 105, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776997 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.2% green and 59.2% blue (119, 105, 151).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#776997 color codes

HEX	`#776997`
RGB	`rgb(119, 105, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.31, 15.52, -23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.31, 27.79, 303.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.244, 16.259, 31.449)`
Decimal	`7825815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776997, 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 #776997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #776997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776997; }
.text { color: #776997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 105 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776997, #8e6997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #776997?: #776997 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776997?: The RGB value is 119, 105, 151: 119 red, 105 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776997?: The complementary color is #899769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776997?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.