What color is #776A94?

#776A94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776A94?

The RGB value is 119, 106, 148: 119 red, 106 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776A94?

The complementary color is #87946A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776A94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776A94 color

#776A94 rgb(119, 106, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776A94 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.6% green and 58% blue (119, 106, 148).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#776A94 color codes

HEX	`#776A94`
RGB	`rgb(119, 106, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 28%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, 14.19, -21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 25.39, 303.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.106, 16.368, 30.217)`
Decimal	`7826068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776A94, 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 #776A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #776A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776a94; }
.text { color: #776a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 106 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776a94, #8c6a94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #776A94?: #776A94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776A94?: The RGB value is 119, 106, 148: 119 red, 106 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776A94?: The complementary color is #87946A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776A94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.