What color is #755B79?

#755B79 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 #755B79?

The RGB value is 117, 91, 121: 117 red, 91 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755B79?

The complementary color is #5F795B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755B79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755B79 color

#755B79 rgb(117, 91, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755B79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 35.7% green and 47.5% blue (117, 91, 121).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% 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 5.95:1).

#755B79 color codes

HEX	`#755B79`
RGB	`rgb(117, 91, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 35.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 25%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.22, 16.37, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.22, 20.81, 321.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.528, 12.645, 19.761)`
Decimal	`7691129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755B79, 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 #755B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #755B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755b79; }
.text { color: #755b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 91 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755b79, #795b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #755B79?: #755B79 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 #755B79?: The RGB value is 117, 91, 121: 117 red, 91 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755B79?: The complementary color is #5F795B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755B79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.