What color is #76578B?

#76578B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76578B?

The RGB value is 118, 87, 139: 118 red, 87 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76578B?

The complementary color is #6C8B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76578B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76578B color

#76578B rgb(118, 87, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76578B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.1% green and 54.5% blue (118, 87, 139).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#76578B color codes

HEX	`#76578B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 87, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, 23.18, -24.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 33.39, 313.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.539, 12.532, 26.021)`
Decimal	`7755659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76578B, 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 #76578B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76578B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #76578B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76578b; }
.text { color: #76578b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76578b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 87 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76578b, #8b5786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #76578B?: #76578B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76578B?: The RGB value is 118, 87, 139: 118 red, 87 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76578B?: The complementary color is #6C8B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76578B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.