What color is #776C96?

#776C96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776C96?

The RGB value is 119, 108, 150: 119 red, 108 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776C96?

The complementary color is #8B966C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776C96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776C96 color

#776C96 rgb(119, 108, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776C96 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.4% green and 58.8% blue (119, 108, 150).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#776C96 color codes

HEX	`#776C96`
RGB	`rgb(119, 108, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.07, 13.47, -21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.07, 25.19, 302.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.474, 16.849, 31.127)`
Decimal	`7826582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776C96, 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 #776C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #776C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776c96; }
.text { color: #776c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 108 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776c96, #8c6c96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #776C96?: #776C96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776C96?: The RGB value is 119, 108, 150: 119 red, 108 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776C96?: The complementary color is #8B966C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776C96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.