What color is #76397C?

#76397C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76397C?

The RGB value is 118, 57, 124: 118 red, 57 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76397C?

The complementary color is #3F7C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76397C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76397C color

#76397C rgb(118, 57, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76397C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 22.4% green and 48.6% blue (118, 57, 124).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#76397C color codes

HEX	`#76397C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 57, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 22.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 54%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.46, 37.24, -26.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.46, 45.8, 324.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.572, 8.234, 19.992)`
Decimal	`7747964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76397C, 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 #76397C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76397C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #76397C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76397c; }
.text { color: #76397c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76397c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 57 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76397c, #7c3961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #76397C?: #76397C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76397C?: The RGB value is 118, 57, 124: 118 red, 57 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76397C?: The complementary color is #3F7C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76397C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.