What color is #7776A1?

#7776A1 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 #7776A1?

The RGB value is 119, 118, 161: 119 red, 118 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7776A1?

The complementary color is #A0A176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7776A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7776A1 color

#7776A1 rgb(119, 118, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7776A1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.3% green and 63.1% blue (119, 118, 161).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#7776A1 color codes

HEX	`#7776A1`
RGB	`rgb(119, 118, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 27%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, 10.23, -22.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 25.09, 294.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.518, 19.452, 36.385)`
Decimal	`7829153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7776A1, 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 #7776A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7776A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #7776A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7776a1; }
.text { color: #7776a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7776a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 118 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7776a1, #8d76a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7776A1?: #7776A1 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 #7776A1?: The RGB value is 119, 118, 161: 119 red, 118 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7776A1?: The complementary color is #A0A176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7776A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.