What color is #750074?

#750074 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #750074?

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

What is the complementary color of #750074?

The complementary color is #007501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #750074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#750074 color

#750074 rgb(117, 0, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #750074 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 0% green and 45.5% blue (117, 0, 116).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Purple (#800080), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#750074 color codes

HEX	`#750074`
RGB	`rgb(117, 0, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 0%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 100%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.86, 55.09, -33.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.86, 64.56, 328.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.488, 5.044, 16.941)`
Decimal	`7667828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #750074, 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 #750074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#750074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #750074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #750074; }
.text { color: #750074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #750074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 0 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #750074, #750039); }

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Questions

What color is #750074?: #750074 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #750074?: The RGB value is 117, 0, 116: 117 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #750074?: The complementary color is #007501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #750074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.