What color is #766F91?

#766F91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766F91?

The RGB value is 118, 111, 145: 118 red, 111 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766F91?

The complementary color is #8A916F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766F91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766F91 color

#766F91 rgb(118, 111, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #766F91 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 43.5% green and 56.9% blue (118, 111, 145).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#766F91 color codes

HEX	`#766F91`
RGB	`rgb(118, 111, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 43.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, 10.12, -17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 20.25, 299.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.265, 17.265, 29.153)`
Decimal	`7761809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766F91, 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 #766F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #766F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766f91; }
.text { color: #766f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 111 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766f91, #876f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #766F91?: #766F91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766F91?: The RGB value is 118, 111, 145: 118 red, 111 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766F91?: The complementary color is #8A916F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766F91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.