What color is #756380?

#756380 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 #756380?

The RGB value is 117, 99, 128: 117 red, 99 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756380?

The complementary color is #6E8063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756380?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756380 color

#756380 rgb(117, 99, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756380 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38.8% green and 50.2% blue (117, 99, 128).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% 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 5.45:1).

#756380 color codes

HEX	`#756380`
RGB	`rgb(117, 99, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, 13.06, -13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 18.76, 314.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.694, 14.264, 22.344)`
Decimal	`7693184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756380, 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 #756380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #756380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756380; }
.text { color: #756380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 99 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756380, #80637c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #756380?: #756380 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 #756380?: The RGB value is 117, 99, 128: 117 red, 99 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756380?: The complementary color is #6E8063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756380?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.