What color is #755D97?

#755D97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755D97?

The RGB value is 117, 93, 151: 117 red, 93 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755D97?

The complementary color is #7F975D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755D97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755D97 color

#755D97 rgb(117, 93, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755D97 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.5% green and 59.2% blue (117, 93, 151).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#755D97 color codes

HEX	`#755D97`
RGB	`rgb(117, 93, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 38%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.01, 22.14, -28.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.01, 35.84, 308.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.835, 13.845, 31.058)`
Decimal	`7691671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755D97, 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 #755D97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755D97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #755D97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755d97; }
.text { color: #755d97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755d97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 93 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755d97, #925d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #755D97?: #755D97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755D97?: The RGB value is 117, 93, 151: 117 red, 93 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755D97?: The complementary color is #7F975D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755D97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.