What color is #7777CE?

#7777CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7777CE?

The RGB value is 119, 119, 206: 119 red, 119 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7777CE?

The complementary color is #CECE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7777CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7777CE color

#7777CE rgb(119, 119, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7777CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.7% green and 80.8% blue (119, 119, 206).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#7777CE color codes

HEX	`#7777CE`
RGB	`rgb(119, 119, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 42%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, 21.95, -45.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 50.17, 295.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.342, 21.571, 61.209)`
Decimal	`7829454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7777CE, 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 #7777CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7777CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #7777CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7777ce; }
.text { color: #7777ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7777ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 119 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7777ce, #a377ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #7777CE?: #7777CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7777CE?: The RGB value is 119, 119, 206: 119 red, 119 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7777CE?: The complementary color is #CECE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7777CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.