What color is #766389?

#766389 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 #766389?

The RGB value is 118, 99, 137: 118 red, 99 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766389?

The complementary color is #768963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766389?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766389 color

#766389 rgb(118, 99, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #766389 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 38.8% green and 53.7% blue (118, 99, 137).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 16% 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 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#766389 color codes

HEX	`#766389`
RGB	`rgb(118, 99, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 38.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.06, 15.46, -18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.06, 23.87, 310.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.448, 14.581, 25.61)`
Decimal	`7758729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766389, 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 #766389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #766389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766389; }
.text { color: #766389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 99 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766389, #896389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #766389?: #766389 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 #766389?: The RGB value is 118, 99, 137: 118 red, 99 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766389?: The complementary color is #768963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766389?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.