What color is #756896?

#756896 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756896?

The RGB value is 117, 104, 150: 117 red, 104 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756896?

The complementary color is #899668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756896?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756896 color

#756896 rgb(117, 104, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756896 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.8% green and 58.8% blue (117, 104, 150).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#756896 color codes

HEX	`#756896`
RGB	`rgb(117, 104, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.82, 15.23, -23.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.82, 27.77, 303.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.79, 15.884, 30.977)`
Decimal	`7694486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756896, 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 #756896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #756896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756896; }
.text { color: #756896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 104 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756896, #8c6896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #756896?: #756896 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756896?: The RGB value is 117, 104, 150: 117 red, 104 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756896?: The complementary color is #899668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756896?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.