What color is #766983?

#766983 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 #766983?

The RGB value is 118, 105, 131: 118 red, 105 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766983?

The complementary color is #768369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766983?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766983 color

#766983 rgb(118, 105, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #766983 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 41.2% green and 51.4% blue (118, 105, 131).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#766983 color codes

HEX	`#766983`
RGB	`rgb(118, 105, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 41.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.44, 10.47, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.44, 16.3, 309.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.619, 15.593, 23.603)`
Decimal	`7760259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766983, 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 #766983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #766983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766983; }
.text { color: #766983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 105 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766983, #836983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #766983?: #766983 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 #766983?: The RGB value is 118, 105, 131: 118 red, 105 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766983?: The complementary color is #768369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766983?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.