What color is #756282?

#756282 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756282?

The RGB value is 117, 98, 130: 117 red, 98 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756282?

The complementary color is #6F8262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756282?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756282 color

#756282 rgb(117, 98, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756282 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38.4% green and 51% blue (117, 98, 130).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#756282 color codes

HEX	`#756282`
RGB	`rgb(117, 98, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.42, 14.11, -14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.42, 20.57, 313.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.732, 14.129, 23.013)`
Decimal	`7692930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756282, 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 #756282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	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 #756282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756282; }
.text { color: #756282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 98 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756282, #82627f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #756282?: #756282 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756282?: The RGB value is 117, 98, 130: 117 red, 98 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756282?: The complementary color is #6F8262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756282?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.