What color is #755C81?

#755C81 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 #755C81?

The RGB value is 117, 92, 129: 117 red, 92 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755C81?

The complementary color is #68815C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755C81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755C81 color

#755C81 rgb(117, 92, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755C81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.1% green and 50.6% blue (117, 92, 129).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#755C81 color codes

HEX	`#755C81`
RGB	`rgb(117, 92, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.8, 17.52, -16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.8, 24.3, 316.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.125, 13.021, 22.481)`
Decimal	`7691393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755C81, 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 #755C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #755C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755c81; }
.text { color: #755c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 92 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755c81, #815c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #755C81?: #755C81 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 #755C81?: The RGB value is 117, 92, 129: 117 red, 92 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755C81?: The complementary color is #68815C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755C81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.