What color is #765B91?

#765B91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765B91?

The RGB value is 118, 91, 145: 118 red, 91 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765B91?

The complementary color is #76915B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765B91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765B91 color

#765B91 rgb(118, 91, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765B91 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 35.7% green and 56.9% blue (118, 91, 145).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#765B91 color codes

HEX	`#765B91`
RGB	`rgb(118, 91, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 35.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.33, 22.2, -25.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.33, 33.92, 310.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.322, 13.378, 28.505)`
Decimal	`7756689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765B91, 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 #765B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #765B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765b91; }
.text { color: #765b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 91 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765b91, #915b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #765B91?: #765B91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765B91?: The RGB value is 118, 91, 145: 118 red, 91 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765B91?: The complementary color is #76915B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765B91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.