What color is #7771B9?

#7771B9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7771B9?

The RGB value is 119, 113, 185: 119 red, 113 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7771B9?

The complementary color is #B3B971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7771B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7771B9 color

#7771B9 rgb(119, 113, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7771B9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.3% green and 72.5% blue (119, 113, 185).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 34% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#7771B9 color codes

HEX	`#7771B9`
RGB	`rgb(119, 113, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 34%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 39%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.96, 19.61, -37.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.96, 42.07, 297.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.267, 19.234, 48.429)`
Decimal	`7827897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7771B9, 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 #7771B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7771B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	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 #7771B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7771b9; }
.text { color: #7771b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7771b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 113 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7771b9, #9b71b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Purple.

Questions

What color is #7771B9?: #7771B9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7771B9?: The RGB value is 119, 113, 185: 119 red, 113 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7771B9?: The complementary color is #B3B971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7771B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.