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#764780 Color

#764780 is rgb(118, 71, 128) in RGB, hsl(289, 29%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 45%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzmic Berry (#8D4E85), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#764780
HEX#764780
RGBrgb(118, 71, 128)
HSLhsl(289, 29%, 39%)
HSVhsv(289, 45%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 45%, 0%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.104 320.4)
LABlab(37.58% 28.12 -24.04)
LCHlch(37.58% 37.00 319.46)

What #764780 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #764780, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#764780 Channel Values

How #764780 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 118 · G 71 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 29% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 45% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.04:1 vs white · 2.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #764780 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #764780

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #764780; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #764780

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #764780 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#764780
Protanopia#515180
Protanomaly#624D80
Deuteranopia#5A5A7F
Deuteranomaly#66537F
Tritanopia#705151
Tritanomaly#724D67
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #764780 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-764780: #764780;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #764780;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-764780': '#764780' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.278, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_764780">#764780</color>
SVG fillfill="#764780"

More Purple Colors

#764780 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#764780 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #764780?

#764780 is a dark purple — rgb(118, 71, 128) in RGB and hsl(289, 29%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzmic Berry (#8D4E85), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.52.

What is the RGB value of #764780?

#764780 is rgb(118, 71, 128) — red 118, green 71, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #764780?

#764780 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 45%, 0%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #764780 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #764780 scores 7.04:1 against white and 2.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #764780 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #764780 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 21.16, which is visibly different.

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