What color is #765982?

#765982 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 #765982?

The RGB value is 118, 89, 130: 118 red, 89 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765982?

The complementary color is #658259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765982?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765982 color

#765982 rgb(118, 89, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765982 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.9% green and 51% blue (118, 89, 130).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#765982 color codes

HEX	`#765982`
RGB	`rgb(118, 89, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 32%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.17, 19.91, -18.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.17, 27.11, 317.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.072, 12.608, 22.754)`
Decimal	`7756162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765982, 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 #765982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #765982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765982; }
.text { color: #765982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 89 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765982, #825979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #765982?: #765982 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 #765982?: The RGB value is 118, 89, 130: 118 red, 89 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765982?: The complementary color is #658259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765982?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.