What color is #756587?

#756587 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 #756587?

The RGB value is 117, 101, 135: 117 red, 101 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756587?

The complementary color is #778765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756587?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756587 color

#756587 rgb(117, 101, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756587 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 39.6% green and 52.9% blue (117, 101, 135).

Its hue angle is 268°, 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 5.29:1).

#756587 color codes

HEX	`#756587`
RGB	`rgb(117, 101, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 39.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, 13.44, -16.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 21.24, 309.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.362, 14.839, 24.919)`
Decimal	`7693703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756587, 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 #756587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #756587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756587; }
.text { color: #756587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 101 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756587, #866587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #756587?: #756587 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 #756587?: The RGB value is 117, 101, 135: 117 red, 101 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756587?: The complementary color is #778765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756587?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.