What color is #76659A?

#76659A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76659A?

The RGB value is 118, 101, 154: 118 red, 101 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76659A?

The complementary color is #899A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76659A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76659A color

#76659A rgb(118, 101, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76659A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 39.6% green and 60.4% blue (118, 101, 154).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#76659A color codes

HEX	`#76659A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 101, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 39.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 34%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, 18.36, -26.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 32.15, 304.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.956, 15.492, 32.61)`
Decimal	`7759258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76659A, 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 #76659A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76659A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #76659A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76659a; }
.text { color: #76659a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76659a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 101 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76659a, #90659a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #76659A?: #76659A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76659A?: The RGB value is 118, 101, 154: 118 red, 101 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76659A?: The complementary color is #899A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76659A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.