What color is #777EB9?

#777EB9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777EB9?

The RGB value is 119, 126, 185: 119 red, 126 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777EB9?

The complementary color is #B9B277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777EB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777EB9 color

#777EB9 rgb(119, 126, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #777EB9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.4% green and 72.5% blue (119, 126, 185).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 32% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#777EB9 color codes

HEX	`#777EB9`
RGB	`rgb(119, 126, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 32%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 32%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, 11.84, -31.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 33.97, 290.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.823, 22.346, 48.947)`
Decimal	`7831225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777EB9, 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 #777EB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777EB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #777EB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777eb9; }
.text { color: #777eb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777eb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 126 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777eb9, #9177b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #777EB9?: #777EB9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777EB9?: The RGB value is 119, 126, 185: 119 red, 126 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777EB9?: The complementary color is #B9B277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777EB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.