What color is #755771?

#755771 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755771?

The RGB value is 117, 87, 113: 117 red, 87 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755771?

The complementary color is #57755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755771 color

#755771 rgb(117, 87, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755771 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 34.1% green and 44.3% blue (117, 87, 113).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#755771 color codes

HEX	`#755771`
RGB	`rgb(117, 87, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 34.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.88, 17.14, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.88, 19.83, 329.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.725, 11.791, 17.172)`
Decimal	`7690097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755771, 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 #755771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #755771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755771; }
.text { color: #755771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 87 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755771, #755762); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #755771?: #755771 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755771?: The RGB value is 117, 87, 113: 117 red, 87 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755771?: The complementary color is #57755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.