What color is #756292?

#756292 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756292?

The RGB value is 117, 98, 146: 117 red, 98 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756292?

The complementary color is #7F9262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756292?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756292 color

#756292 rgb(117, 98, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756292 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38.4% green and 57.3% blue (117, 98, 146).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#756292 color codes

HEX	`#756292`
RGB	`rgb(117, 98, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 33%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, 17.87, -23.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 29.57, 307.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.891, 14.593, 29.115)`
Decimal	`7692946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756292, 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 #756292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #756292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756292; }
.text { color: #756292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 98 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756292, #8d6292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #756292?: #756292 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756292?: The RGB value is 117, 98, 146: 117 red, 98 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756292?: The complementary color is #7F9262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756292?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.