What color is #762A84?

#762A84 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Hello Darkness My Old Friend. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #762A84?

The RGB value is 118, 42, 132: 118 red, 42 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #762A84?

The complementary color is #38842A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #762A84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#762A84 color

#762A84 rgb(118, 42, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #762A84 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 16.5% green and 51.8% blue (118, 42, 132).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 52% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Hello Darkness My Old Friend (#802280), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#762A84 color codes

HEX	`#762A84`
RGB	`rgb(118, 42, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 16.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 52%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 68%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 68%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.2, 46.26, -35.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.2, 58.15, 322.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.464, 7.174, 22.554)`
Decimal	`7744132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #762A84, 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 #762A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#762A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #762A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #762a84; }
.text { color: #762a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #762a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 42 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #762a84, #842a65); }

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Questions

What color is #762A84?: #762A84 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Hello Darkness My Old Friend. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #762A84?: The RGB value is 118, 42, 132: 118 red, 42 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #762A84?: The complementary color is #38842A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #762A84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.