What color is #76609E?

#76609E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76609E?

The RGB value is 118, 96, 158: 118 red, 96 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76609E?

The complementary color is #889E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76609E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76609E color

#76609E rgb(118, 96, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76609E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 37.6% green and 62% blue (118, 96, 158).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#76609E color codes

HEX	`#76609E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 96, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 37.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 39%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, 22.4, -30.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 37.83, 306.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.824, 14.686, 34.237)`
Decimal	`7757982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76609E, 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 #76609E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76609E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #76609E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76609e; }
.text { color: #76609e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76609e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 96 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76609e, #95609e); }

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Questions

What color is #76609E?: #76609E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76609E?: The RGB value is 118, 96, 158: 118 red, 96 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76609E?: The complementary color is #889E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76609E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.