What color is #76557C?

#76557C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76557C?

The RGB value is 118, 85, 124: 118 red, 85 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76557C?

The complementary color is #5B7C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76557C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76557C color

#76557C rgb(118, 85, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76557C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 33.3% green and 48.6% blue (118, 85, 124).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#76557C color codes

HEX	`#76557C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 85, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 33.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.9, 21.01, -16.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.9, 26.83, 321.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.357, 11.804, 20.587)`
Decimal	`7755132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76557C, 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 #76557C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76557C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #76557C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76557c; }
.text { color: #76557c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76557c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 85 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76557c, #7c556e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #76557C?: #76557C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76557C?: The RGB value is 118, 85, 124: 118 red, 85 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76557C?: The complementary color is #5B7C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76557C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.