What color is #755D78?

#755D78 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 #755D78?

The RGB value is 117, 93, 120: 117 red, 93 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755D78?

The complementary color is #60785D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755D78 color

#755D78 rgb(117, 93, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755D78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.5% green and 47.1% blue (117, 93, 120).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#755D78 color codes

HEX	`#755D78`
RGB	`rgb(117, 93, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.71, 14.95, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.71, 18.86, 322.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.64, 12.967, 19.497)`
Decimal	`7691640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755D78, 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 #755D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #755D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755d78; }
.text { color: #755d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 93 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755d78, #785d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #755D78?: #755D78 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 #755D78?: The RGB value is 117, 93, 120: 117 red, 93 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755D78?: The complementary color is #60785D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.