What color is #755D81?

#755D81 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 #755D81?

The RGB value is 117, 93, 129: 117 red, 93 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755D81?

The complementary color is #69815D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755D81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755D81 color

#755D81 rgb(117, 93, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755D81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.5% green and 50.6% blue (117, 93, 129).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% 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 5.77:1).

#755D81 color codes

HEX	`#755D81`
RGB	`rgb(117, 93, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 28%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.06, 16.91, -16.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.06, 23.59, 315.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.212, 13.196, 22.51)`
Decimal	`7691649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755D81, 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 #755D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #755D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755d81; }
.text { color: #755d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 93 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755d81, #815d7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #755D81?: #755D81 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 #755D81?: The RGB value is 117, 93, 129: 117 red, 93 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755D81?: The complementary color is #69815D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755D81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.