What color is #766C96?

#766C96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766C96?

The RGB value is 118, 108, 150: 118 red, 108 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766C96?

The complementary color is #8C966C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766C96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766C96 color

#766C96 rgb(118, 108, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #766C96 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 42.4% green and 58.8% blue (118, 108, 150).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#766C96 color codes

HEX	`#766C96`
RGB	`rgb(118, 108, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 42.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.98, 13.14, -21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.98, 25.14, 301.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.338, 16.779, 31.121)`
Decimal	`7761046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766C96, 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 #766C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #766C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766c96; }
.text { color: #766c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 108 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766c96, #8b6c96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #766C96?: #766C96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766C96?: The RGB value is 118, 108, 150: 118 red, 108 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766C96?: The complementary color is #8C966C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766C96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.