What color is #755984?

#755984 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755984?

The RGB value is 117, 89, 132: 117 red, 89 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755984?

The complementary color is #688459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755984?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755984 color

#755984 rgb(117, 89, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755984 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 34.9% green and 51.8% blue (117, 89, 132).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#755984 color codes

HEX	`#755984`
RGB	`rgb(117, 89, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 34.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.14, 20.02, -19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.14, 28.06, 315.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.073, 12.593, 23.462)`
Decimal	`7690628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755984, 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 #755984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #755984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755984; }
.text { color: #755984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 89 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755984, #84597e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #755984?: #755984 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755984?: The RGB value is 117, 89, 132: 117 red, 89 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755984?: The complementary color is #688459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755984?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.