What color is #776D9B?

#776D9B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776D9B?

The RGB value is 119, 109, 155: 119 red, 109 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776D9B?

The complementary color is #919B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776D9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776D9B color

#776D9B rgb(119, 109, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #776D9B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.7% green and 60.8% blue (119, 109, 155).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#776D9B color codes

HEX	`#776D9B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 109, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.54, 14.11, -23.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.54, 27.41, 300.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.991, 17.226, 33.328)`
Decimal	`7826843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776D9B, 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 #776D9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776D9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #776D9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776d9b; }
.text { color: #776d9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776d9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 109 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776d9b, #8e6d9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #776D9B?: #776D9B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776D9B?: The RGB value is 119, 109, 155: 119 red, 109 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776D9B?: The complementary color is #919B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776D9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.