What color is #75177A?

#75177A is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75177A?

The RGB value is 117, 23, 122: 117 red, 23 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75177A?

The complementary color is #1C7A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75177A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75177A color

#75177A rgb(117, 23, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75177A is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 9% green and 47.8% blue (117, 23, 122).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 68% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Purple (#800080), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#75177A color codes

HEX	`#75177A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 23, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 68%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 81%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 81%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.9, 51.25, -34.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.9, 61.63, 326.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.155, 5.801, 18.941)`
Decimal	`7673722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75177A, 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 #75177A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75177A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #75177A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75177a; }
.text { color: #75177a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75177a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 23 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75177a, #7a174d); }

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Questions

What color is #75177A?: #75177A is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75177A?: The RGB value is 117, 23, 122: 117 red, 23 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75177A?: The complementary color is #1C7A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75177A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.