What color is #756491?

#756491 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 #756491?

The RGB value is 117, 100, 145: 117 red, 100 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756491?

The complementary color is #809164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756491?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756491 color

#756491 rgb(117, 100, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756491 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 39.2% green and 56.9% blue (117, 100, 145).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#756491 color codes

HEX	`#756491`
RGB	`rgb(117, 100, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 39.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 31%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.55, 16.42, -22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.55, 27.62, 306.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.003, 14.941, 28.771)`
Decimal	`7693457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756491, 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 #756491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #756491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756491; }
.text { color: #756491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 100 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756491, #8b6491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #756491?: #756491 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 #756491?: The RGB value is 117, 100, 145: 117 red, 100 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756491?: The complementary color is #809164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756491?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.