What color is #764BB0?

#764BB0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #764BB0?

The RGB value is 118, 75, 176: 118 red, 75 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #764BB0?

The complementary color is #85B04B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #764BB0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#764BB0 color

#764BB0 rgb(118, 75, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #764BB0 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 29.4% green and 69% blue (118, 75, 176).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#764BB0 color codes

HEX	`#764BB0`
RGB	`rgb(118, 75, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 29.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 57%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 57%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.25, 39.44, -47.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.25, 61.66, 309.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.822, 12.018, 42.447)`
Decimal	`7752624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #764BB0, 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 #764BB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#764BB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #764BB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #764bb0; }
.text { color: #764bb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764bb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 75 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #764bb0, #a94bb0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #764BB0?: #764BB0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #764BB0?: The RGB value is 118, 75, 176: 118 red, 75 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #764BB0?: The complementary color is #85B04B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #764BB0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.