What color is #766487?

#766487 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 #766487?

The RGB value is 118, 100, 135: 118 red, 100 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766487?

The complementary color is #758764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766487?

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.

#766487 color

#766487 rgb(118, 100, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #766487 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 39.2% green and 52.9% blue (118, 100, 135).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#766487 color codes

HEX	`#766487`
RGB	`rgb(118, 100, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 39.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.24, 14.39, -16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.24, 22.05, 310.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.401, 14.715, 24.893)`
Decimal	`7758983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766487, 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 #766487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766487 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 #766487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766487; }
.text { color: #766487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 100 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766487, #876486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #766487?: #766487 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 #766487?: The RGB value is 118, 100, 135: 118 red, 100 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766487?: The complementary color is #758764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766487?: 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.