What color is #755978?

#755978 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 #755978?

The RGB value is 117, 89, 120: 117 red, 89 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755978?

The complementary color is #5C7859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755978?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755978 color

#755978 rgb(117, 89, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755978 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 34.9% green and 47.1% blue (117, 89, 120).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% 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 6.08:1).

#755978 color codes

HEX	`#755978`
RGB	`rgb(117, 89, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 34.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 26%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, 17.37, -13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 21.75, 323.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.298, 12.283, 19.383)`
Decimal	`7690616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755978, 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 #755978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #755978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755978; }
.text { color: #755978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 89 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755978, #78596b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #755978?: #755978 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 #755978?: The RGB value is 117, 89, 120: 117 red, 89 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755978?: The complementary color is #5C7859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755978?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.