What color is #75528B?

#75528B is a desaturated violet known as Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75528B?

The RGB value is 117, 82, 139: 117 red, 82 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75528B?

The complementary color is #688B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75528B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75528B color

#75528B rgb(117, 82, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75528B is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 32.2% green and 54.5% blue (117, 82, 139).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

This exact color is also called Ninja Princess.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#75528B color codes

HEX	`#75528B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 82, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 32.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 41%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.7, 25.86, -26.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.7, 36.77, 314.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.013, 11.681, 25.885)`
Decimal	`7688843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75528B, 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 #75528B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75528B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #75528B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75528b; }
.text { color: #75528b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75528b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 82 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75528b, #8b5284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #75528B?: #75528B is a desaturated violet known as Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75528B?: The RGB value is 117, 82, 139: 117 red, 82 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75528B?: The complementary color is #688B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75528B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.