What color is #777591?

#777591 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777591?

The RGB value is 119, 117, 145: 119 red, 117 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777591?

The complementary color is #8F9175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777591 color

#777591 rgb(119, 117, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #777591 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.9% green and 56.9% blue (119, 117, 145).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#777591 color codes

HEX	`#777591`
RGB	`rgb(119, 117, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 19%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.32, 6.89, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.32, 16.42, 294.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.079, 18.689, 29.385)`
Decimal	`7828881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777591, 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 #777591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #777591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777591; }
.text { color: #777591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 117 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777591, #857591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #777591?: #777591 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777591?: The RGB value is 119, 117, 145: 119 red, 117 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777591?: The complementary color is #8F9175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.