What color is #756295?

#756295 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756295?

The RGB value is 117, 98, 149: 117 red, 98 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756295?

The complementary color is #829562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756295?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756295 color

#756295 rgb(117, 98, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756295 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38.4% green and 58.4% blue (117, 98, 149).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#756295 color codes

HEX	`#756295`
RGB	`rgb(117, 98, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, 18.61, -25.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 31.28, 306.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.127, 14.687, 30.361)`
Decimal	`7692949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756295, 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 #756295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #756295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756295; }
.text { color: #756295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 98 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756295, #8e6295); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #756295?: #756295 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756295?: The RGB value is 117, 98, 149: 117 red, 98 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756295?: The complementary color is #829562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756295?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.