What color is #75537C?

#75537C 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 #75537C?

The RGB value is 117, 83, 124: 117 red, 83 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75537C?

The complementary color is #5A7C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75537C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75537C color

#75537C rgb(117, 83, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75537C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 32.5% green and 48.6% blue (117, 83, 124).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#75537C color codes

HEX	`#75537C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 83, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 32.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 33%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.29, 21.87, -17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.29, 28.1, 321.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.067, 11.424, 20.529)`
Decimal	`7689084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75537C, 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 #75537C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75537C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #75537C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75537c; }
.text { color: #75537c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75537c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 83 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75537c, #7c536f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #75537C?: #75537C 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 #75537C?: The RGB value is 117, 83, 124: 117 red, 83 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75537C?: The complementary color is #5A7C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75537C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.