What color is #752A74?

#752A74 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Hello Darkness My Old Friend. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #752A74?

The RGB value is 117, 42, 116: 117 red, 42 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #752A74?

The complementary color is #2A752B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #752A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#752A74 color

#752A74 rgb(117, 42, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #752A74 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 16.5% green and 45.5% blue (117, 42, 116).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 47% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hello Darkness My Old Friend (#802280), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#752A74 color codes

HEX	`#752A74`
RGB	`rgb(117, 42, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 16.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 47%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 64%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, 42.9, -26.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 50.65, 327.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.316, 6.7, 17.217)`
Decimal	`7678580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #752A74, 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 #752A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#752A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #752A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #752a74; }
.text { color: #752a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #752a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 42 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #752a74, #752a4f); }

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Questions

What color is #752A74?: #752A74 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Hello Darkness My Old Friend. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #752A74?: The RGB value is 117, 42, 116: 117 red, 42 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #752A74?: The complementary color is #2A752B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #752A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.