What color is #766289?

#766289 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766289?

The RGB value is 118, 98, 137: 118 red, 98 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766289?

The complementary color is #758962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766289?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766289 color

#766289 rgb(118, 98, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #766289 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 38.4% green and 53.7% blue (118, 98, 137).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#766289 color codes

HEX	`#766289`
RGB	`rgb(118, 98, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 38.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.79, 16.06, -18.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.79, 24.57, 310.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.353, 14.393, 25.579)`
Decimal	`7758473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766289, 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 #766289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #766289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766289; }
.text { color: #766289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 98 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766289, #896289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #766289?: #766289 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766289?: The RGB value is 118, 98, 137: 118 red, 98 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766289?: The complementary color is #758962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766289?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.