What color is #75507B?

#75507B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75507B?

The RGB value is 117, 80, 123: 117 red, 80 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75507B?

The complementary color is #567B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75507B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75507B color

#75507B rgb(117, 80, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75507B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 31.4% green and 48.2% blue (117, 80, 123).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#75507B color codes

HEX	`#75507B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 80, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 31.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 35%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.5, 23.46, -18.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.5, 29.72, 322.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.78, 10.95, 20.123)`
Decimal	`7688315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75507B, 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 #75507B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75507B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #75507B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75507b; }
.text { color: #75507b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75507b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 80 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75507b, #7b506c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #75507B?: #75507B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75507B?: The RGB value is 117, 80, 123: 117 red, 80 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75507B?: The complementary color is #567B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75507B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.