What color is #756790?

#756790 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756790?

The RGB value is 117, 103, 144: 117 red, 103 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756790?

The complementary color is #829067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756790?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756790 color

#756790 rgb(117, 103, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756790 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.4% green and 56.5% blue (117, 103, 144).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#756790 color codes

HEX	`#756790`
RGB	`rgb(117, 103, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 28%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.31, 14.36, -20.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.31, 24.99, 305.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.219, 15.496, 28.464)`
Decimal	`7694224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756790, 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 #756790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #756790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756790; }
.text { color: #756790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 103 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756790, #8a6790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #756790?: #756790 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756790?: The RGB value is 117, 103, 144: 117 red, 103 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756790?: The complementary color is #829067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756790?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.