What color is #764B6E?

#764B6E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #764B6E?

The RGB value is 118, 75, 110: 118 red, 75 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #764B6E?

The complementary color is #4B7653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #764B6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#764B6E color

#764B6E rgb(118, 75, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #764B6E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 29.4% green and 43.1% blue (118, 75, 110).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 7% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#764B6E color codes

HEX	`#764B6E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 75, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 29.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 7%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.86, 24.14, -12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.86, 27.27, 332.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.802, 10.01, 16.007)`
Decimal	`7752558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #764B6E, 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 #764B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#764B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #764B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #764b6e; }
.text { color: #764b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 75 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #764b6e, #764b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #764B6E?: #764B6E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #764B6E?: The RGB value is 118, 75, 110: 118 red, 75 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #764B6E?: The complementary color is #4B7653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #764B6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.