What color is #756784?

#756784 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 #756784?

The RGB value is 117, 103, 132: 117 red, 103 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756784?

The complementary color is #768467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756784?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756784 color

#756784 rgb(117, 103, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756784 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.4% green and 51.8% blue (117, 103, 132).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% 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 5.21:1).

#756784 color codes

HEX	`#756784`
RGB	`rgb(117, 103, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.84, 11.54, -14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.84, 18.15, 309.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.35, 15.148, 23.888)`
Decimal	`7694212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756784, 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 #756784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #756784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756784; }
.text { color: #756784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 103 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756784, #846784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #756784?: #756784 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 #756784?: The RGB value is 117, 103, 132: 117 red, 103 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756784?: The complementary color is #768467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756784?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.