What color is #765D7B?

#765D7B 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 #765D7B?

The RGB value is 118, 93, 123: 118 red, 93 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765D7B?

The complementary color is #627B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765D7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765D7B color

#765D7B rgb(118, 93, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765D7B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 36.5% green and 48.2% blue (118, 93, 123).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#765D7B color codes

HEX	`#765D7B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 93, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 36.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 15.96, -12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 20.57, 320.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.96, 13.111, 20.478)`
Decimal	`7757179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765D7B, 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 #765D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #765D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765d7b; }
.text { color: #765d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 93 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765d7b, #7b5d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #765D7B?: #765D7B 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 #765D7B?: The RGB value is 118, 93, 123: 118 red, 93 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765D7B?: The complementary color is #627B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765D7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.