What color is #75638E?

#75638E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75638E?

The RGB value is 117, 99, 142: 117 red, 99 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75638E?

The complementary color is #7C8E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75638E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75638E color

#75638E rgb(117, 99, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75638E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38.8% green and 55.7% blue (117, 99, 142).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#75638E color codes

HEX	`#75638E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 99, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.16, 16.3, -21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.16, 26.6, 307.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.679, 14.659, 27.537)`
Decimal	`7693198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75638E, 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 #75638E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75638E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #75638E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75638e; }
.text { color: #75638e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75638e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 99 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75638e, #8a638e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #75638E?: #75638E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75638E?: The RGB value is 117, 99, 142: 117 red, 99 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75638E?: The complementary color is #7C8E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75638E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.