What color is #776B8F?

#776B8F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776B8F?

The RGB value is 119, 107, 143: 119 red, 107 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776B8F?

The complementary color is #838F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776B8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776B8F color

#776B8F rgb(119, 107, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776B8F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42% green and 56.1% blue (119, 107, 143).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#776B8F color codes

HEX	`#776B8F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 107, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.52, 12.39, -17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.52, 21.84, 304.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.822, 16.42, 28.212)`
Decimal	`7826319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776B8F, 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 #776B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #776B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776b8f; }
.text { color: #776b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 107 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776b8f, #896b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #776B8F?: #776B8F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776B8F?: The RGB value is 119, 107, 143: 119 red, 107 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776B8F?: The complementary color is #838F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776B8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.