What color is #777FD1?

#777FD1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777FD1?

The RGB value is 119, 127, 209: 119 red, 127 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777FD1?

The complementary color is #D1C977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777FD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777FD1 color

#777FD1 rgb(119, 127, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #777FD1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.8% green and 82% blue (119, 127, 209).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 49% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#777FD1 color codes

HEX	`#777FD1`
RGB	`rgb(119, 127, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 49%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 39%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.79, 18.04, -43.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.79, 46.91, 292.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.702, 23.703, 63.477)`
Decimal	`7831505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777FD1, 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 #777FD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777FD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #777FD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777fd1; }
.text { color: #777fd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777fd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 127 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777fd1, #9c77d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #777FD1?: #777FD1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777FD1?: The RGB value is 119, 127, 209: 119 red, 127 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777FD1?: The complementary color is #D1C977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777FD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.