What color is #75618F?

#75618F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75618F?

The RGB value is 117, 97, 143: 117 red, 97 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75618F?

The complementary color is #7B8F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75618F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75618F color

#75618F rgb(117, 97, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75618F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38% green and 56.1% blue (117, 97, 143).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#75618F color codes

HEX	`#75618F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 97, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.68, 17.75, -22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.68, 28.55, 308.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.568, 14.315, 27.871)`
Decimal	`7692687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75618F, 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 #75618F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75618F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #75618F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75618f; }
.text { color: #75618f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75618f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 97 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75618f, #8c618f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #75618F?: #75618F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75618F?: The RGB value is 117, 97, 143: 117 red, 97 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75618F?: The complementary color is #7B8F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75618F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.