What color is #765A81?

#765A81 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 #765A81?

The RGB value is 118, 90, 129: 118 red, 90 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765A81?

The complementary color is #65815A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765A81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765A81 color

#765A81 rgb(118, 90, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765A81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 35.3% green and 50.6% blue (118, 90, 129).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#765A81 color codes

HEX	`#765A81`
RGB	`rgb(118, 90, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 35.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 30%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.38, 19.09, -17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.38, 25.87, 317.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.089, 12.749, 22.431)`
Decimal	`7756417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765A81, 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 #765A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #765A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765a81; }
.text { color: #765a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 90 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765a81, #815a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #765A81?: #765A81 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 #765A81?: The RGB value is 118, 90, 129: 118 red, 90 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765A81?: The complementary color is #65815A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765A81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.