What color is #750BAB?

#750BAB is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Fuchsia Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #750BAB?

The RGB value is 117, 11, 171: 117 red, 11 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #750BAB?

The complementary color is #41AB0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #750BAB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#750BAB color

#750BAB rgb(117, 11, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #750BAB is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 4.3% green and 67.1% blue (117, 11, 171).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 88% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Nebula (#7722AA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#750BAB color codes

HEX	`#750BAB`
RGB	`rgb(117, 11, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 4.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 88%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 94%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 94%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.72, 63.34, -59.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.72, 87.15, 316.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.805, 6.962, 39.084)`
Decimal	`7670699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #750BAB, 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 #750BAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#750BAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #750BAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #750bab; }
.text { color: #750bab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #750bab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 11 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #750bab, #ab0b91); }

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Questions

What color is #750BAB?: #750BAB is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Fuchsia Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #750BAB?: The RGB value is 117, 11, 171: 117 red, 11 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #750BAB?: The complementary color is #41AB0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #750BAB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.