What color is #75476E?

#75476E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75476E?

The RGB value is 117, 71, 110: 117 red, 71 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75476E?

The complementary color is #47754E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75476E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75476E color

#75476E rgb(117, 71, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75476E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 27.8% green and 43.1% blue (117, 71, 110).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 6% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#75476E color codes

HEX	`#75476E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 71, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 27.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 6%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.77, 26.15, -14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.77, 29.84, 331.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.404, 9.415, 15.913)`
Decimal	`7685998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75476E, 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 #75476E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75476E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #75476E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75476e; }
.text { color: #75476e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75476e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 71 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75476e, #754757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #75476E?: #75476E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75476E?: The RGB value is 117, 71, 110: 117 red, 71 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75476E?: The complementary color is #47754E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75476E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.