What color is #765B7C?

#765B7C 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 #765B7C?

The RGB value is 118, 91, 124: 118 red, 91 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765B7C?

The complementary color is #617C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765B7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765B7C color

#765B7C rgb(118, 91, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765B7C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 35.7% green and 48.6% blue (118, 91, 124).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% 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 5.9:1).

#765B7C color codes

HEX	`#765B7C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 91, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 35.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 27%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, 17.38, -14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 22.53, 320.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.85, 12.789, 20.751)`
Decimal	`7756668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765B7C, 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 #765B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #765B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765b7c; }
.text { color: #765b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 91 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765b7c, #7c5b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #765B7C?: #765B7C 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 #765B7C?: The RGB value is 118, 91, 124: 118 red, 91 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765B7C?: The complementary color is #617C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765B7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.