What color is #76457A?

#76457A 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 #76457A?

The RGB value is 118, 69, 122: 118 red, 69 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76457A?

The complementary color is #497A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76457A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76457A color

#76457A rgb(118, 69, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76457A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 27.1% green and 47.8% blue (118, 69, 122).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#76457A color codes

HEX	`#76457A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 69, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 27.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 43%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 43%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.95, 30.1, -21.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.95, 37.01, 324.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.112, 9.513, 19.554)`
Decimal	`7751034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76457A, 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 #76457A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76457A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #76457A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76457a; }
.text { color: #76457a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76457a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 69 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76457a, #7a4563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #76457A?: #76457A 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 #76457A?: The RGB value is 118, 69, 122: 118 red, 69 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76457A?: The complementary color is #497A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76457A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.