What color is #76447B?

#76447B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76447B?

The RGB value is 118, 68, 123: 118 red, 68 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76447B?

The complementary color is #497B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76447B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76447B color

#76447B rgb(118, 68, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76447B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 26.7% green and 48.2% blue (118, 68, 123).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#76447B color codes

HEX	`#76447B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 68, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 26.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 45%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.77, 30.89, -22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.77, 38.18, 324)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.113, 9.416, 19.862)`
Decimal	`7750779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76447B, 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 #76447B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76447B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #76447B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76447b; }
.text { color: #76447b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76447b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 68 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76447b, #7b4465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #76447B?: #76447B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76447B?: The RGB value is 118, 68, 123: 118 red, 68 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76447B?: The complementary color is #497B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76447B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.