What color is #76587C?

#76587C 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 #76587C?

The RGB value is 118, 88, 124: 118 red, 88 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76587C?

The complementary color is #5E7C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76587C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76587C color

#76587C rgb(118, 88, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76587C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.5% green and 48.6% blue (118, 88, 124).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#76587C color codes

HEX	`#76587C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 88, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.67, 19.2, -15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.67, 24.68, 321.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.599, 12.287, 20.667)`
Decimal	`7755900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76587C, 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 #76587C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76587C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #76587C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76587c; }
.text { color: #76587c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76587c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 88 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76587c, #7c5870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #76587C?: #76587C 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 #76587C?: The RGB value is 118, 88, 124: 118 red, 88 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76587C?: The complementary color is #5E7C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76587C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.