What color is #76759C?

#76759C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76759C?

The RGB value is 118, 117, 156: 118 red, 117 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76759C?

The complementary color is #9B9C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76759C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76759C color

#76759C rgb(118, 117, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76759C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.9% green and 61.2% blue (118, 117, 156).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#76759C color codes

HEX	`#76759C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 117, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, 9.24, -20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 22.8, 293.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.832, 18.974, 34.064)`
Decimal	`7763356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76759C, 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 #76759C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#76759C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	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 #76759C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76759c; }
.text { color: #76759c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76759c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 117 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76759c, #8a759c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #76759C?: #76759C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76759C?: The RGB value is 118, 117, 156: 118 red, 117 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76759C?: The complementary color is #9B9C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76759C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.