What color is #756889?

#756889 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 #756889?

The RGB value is 117, 104, 137: 117 red, 104 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756889?

The complementary color is #7C8968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756889?

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.

#756889 color

#756889 rgb(117, 104, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756889 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.8% green and 53.7% blue (117, 104, 137).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#756889 color codes

HEX	`#756889`
RGB	`rgb(117, 104, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, 12.09, -16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 20.29, 306.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.801, 15.489, 25.767)`
Decimal	`7694473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756889, 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 #756889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756889 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 #756889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756889; }
.text { color: #756889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 104 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756889, #856889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #756889?: #756889 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 #756889?: The RGB value is 117, 104, 137: 117 red, 104 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756889?: The complementary color is #7C8968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756889?: 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.