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#765F95 Color

#765F95 is rgb(118, 95, 149) in RGB, hsl(266, 22%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 36%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#765F95
HEX#765F95
RGBrgb(118, 95, 149)
HSLhsl(266, 22%, 48%)
HSVhsv(266, 36%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 36%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.087 303.1)
LABlab(44.31% 18.21 -26.33)
LCHlch(44.31% 32.01 304.68)

What #765F95 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 #765F95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 7.73French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.29Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 8.87Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.58Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.62Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.48

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

#765F95 Channel Values

How #765F95 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 95 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 22% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 36% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.47:1 vs white · 3.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #765F95 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 text5.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #765F95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #765F95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#765F95
Complementary
#7E955F
Analogous
#5F6395
Analogous
#925F95
Triadic
#95775F
Triadic
#5F9577
Split comp.
#95925F
Split comp.
#63955F

Tints & Shades of #765F95

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.

Tints

#8973A5
#9B89B3
#AE9FC1
#C3B7D1
#D5CDDF
#E7E3ED

Shades

#685483
#57466D
#483A5A
#392E48
#2A2235
#19141F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #765F95.

How #765F95 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#765F95
Protanopia#636395
Protanomaly#6B6295
Deuteranopia#676795
Deuteranomaly#6D6495
Tritanopia#6F6868
Tritanomaly#72647C
Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #765F95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-765f95: #765F95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #765F95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-765f95': '#765F95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.373, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_765f95">#765F95</color>
SVG fillfill="#765F95"

More Purple Colors

#765F95 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#765F95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #765F95?

#765F95 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(118, 95, 149) in RGB and hsl(266, 22%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #765F95?

#765F95 is rgb(118, 95, 149) — red 118, green 95, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #765F95?

#765F95 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 36%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #765F95 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #765F95 scores 5.47:1 against white and 3.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #765F95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #765F95 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 21.83, which is visibly different.

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