What color is #745775?

#745775 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745775?

The RGB value is 116, 87, 117: 116 red, 87 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745775?

The complementary color is #587557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745775?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745775 color

#745775 rgb(116, 87, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745775 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 34.1% green and 45.9% blue (116, 87, 117).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#745775 color codes

HEX	`#745775`
RGB	`rgb(116, 87, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 34.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.92, 17.59, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.92, 21.52, 324.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.821, 11.814, 18.378)`
Decimal	`7624565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745775, 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 #745775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #745775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745775; }
.text { color: #745775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 87 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745775, #755767); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745775?: #745775 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745775?: The RGB value is 116, 87, 117: 116 red, 87 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745775?: The complementary color is #587557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745775?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.