What color is #754C78?

#754C78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #754C78?

The RGB value is 117, 76, 120: 117 red, 76 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #754C78?

The complementary color is #4F784C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #754C78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#754C78 color

#754C78 rgb(117, 76, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #754C78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 29.8% green and 47.1% blue (117, 76, 120).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#754C78 color codes

HEX	`#754C78`
RGB	`rgb(117, 76, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 29.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 37%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.39, 25.22, -18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.39, 31.04, 324.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.31, 10.307, 19.054)`
Decimal	`7687288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #754C78, 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 #754C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#754C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #754C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #754c78; }
.text { color: #754c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #754c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 76 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #754c78, #784c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #754C78?: #754C78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #754C78?: The RGB value is 117, 76, 120: 117 red, 76 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #754C78?: The complementary color is #4F784C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #754C78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.