What color is #765984?

#765984 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 #765984?

The RGB value is 118, 89, 132: 118 red, 89 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765984?

The complementary color is #678459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765984?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765984 color

#765984 rgb(118, 89, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765984 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.9% green and 51.8% blue (118, 89, 132).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#765984 color codes

HEX	`#765984`
RGB	`rgb(118, 89, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.25, 20.36, -19.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.25, 28.18, 316.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.208, 12.663, 23.468)`
Decimal	`7756164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765984, 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 #765984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #765984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765984; }
.text { color: #765984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 89 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765984, #84597d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #765984?: #765984 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 #765984?: The RGB value is 118, 89, 132: 118 red, 89 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765984?: The complementary color is #678459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765984?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.