What color is #75517A?

#75517A 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 #75517A?

The RGB value is 117, 81, 122: 117 red, 81 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75517A?

The complementary color is #567A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75517A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75517A color

#75517A rgb(117, 81, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75517A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 31.8% green and 47.8% blue (117, 81, 122).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#75517A color codes

HEX	`#75517A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 81, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 31.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 34%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, 22.64, -17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 28.5, 322.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.791, 11.072, 19.819)`
Decimal	`7688570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75517A, 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 #75517A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75517A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #75517A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75517a; }
.text { color: #75517a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75517a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 81 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75517a, #7a516a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #75517A?: #75517A 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 #75517A?: The RGB value is 117, 81, 122: 117 red, 81 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75517A?: The complementary color is #567A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75517A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.