What color is #754866?

#754866 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #754866?

The RGB value is 117, 72, 102: 117 red, 72 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #754866?

The complementary color is #487557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #754866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#754866 color

#754866 rgb(117, 72, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #754866 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 28.2% green and 40% blue (117, 72, 102).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 13% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#754866 color codes

HEX	`#754866`
RGB	`rgb(117, 72, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 28.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 13%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.7, 24.04, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.7, 25.84, 338.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.052, 9.377, 13.743)`
Decimal	`7686246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #754866, 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 #754866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#754866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #754866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #754866; }
.text { color: #754866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #754866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 72 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #754866, #754850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #754866?: #754866 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #754866?: The RGB value is 117, 72, 102: 117 red, 72 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #754866?: The complementary color is #487557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #754866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.