What color is #756985?

#756985 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 #756985?

The RGB value is 117, 105, 133: 117 red, 105 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756985?

The complementary color is #798569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756985?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756985 color

#756985 rgb(117, 105, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756985 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.2% green and 52.2% blue (117, 105, 133).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% 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 5.1:1).

#756985 color codes

HEX	`#756985`
RGB	`rgb(117, 105, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.42, 10.56, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.42, 17.32, 307.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.621, 15.579, 24.317)`
Decimal	`7694725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756985, 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 #756985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #756985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756985; }
.text { color: #756985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 105 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756985, #836985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756985?: #756985 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 #756985?: The RGB value is 117, 105, 133: 117 red, 105 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756985?: The complementary color is #798569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756985?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.