What color is #765F83?

#765F83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765F83?

The RGB value is 118, 95, 131: 118 red, 95 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765F83?

The complementary color is #6C835F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765F83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765F83 color

#765F83 rgb(118, 95, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765F83 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 37.3% green and 51.4% blue (118, 95, 131).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#765F83 color codes

HEX	`#765F83`
RGB	`rgb(118, 95, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 37.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.76, 16.51, -16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.76, 23.38, 314.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.659, 13.675, 23.283)`
Decimal	`7757699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765F83, 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 #765F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #765F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765f83; }
.text { color: #765f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 95 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765f83, #835f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #765F83?: #765F83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765F83?: The RGB value is 118, 95, 131: 118 red, 95 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765F83?: The complementary color is #6C835F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765F83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.