What color is #756586?

#756586 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 #756586?

The RGB value is 117, 101, 134: 117 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756586?

The complementary color is #768665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756586?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756586 color

#756586 rgb(117, 101, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756586 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 39.6% green and 52.5% blue (117, 101, 134).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#756586 color codes

HEX	`#756586`
RGB	`rgb(117, 101, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 39.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, 13.21, -15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 20.68, 309.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.292, 14.811, 24.55)`
Decimal	`7693702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756586, 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 #756586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #756586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756586; }
.text { color: #756586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 101 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756586, #856586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #756586?: #756586 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 #756586?: The RGB value is 117, 101, 134: 117 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756586?: The complementary color is #768665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756586?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.