What color is #75639A?

#75639A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75639A?

The RGB value is 117, 99, 154: 117 red, 99 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75639A?

The complementary color is #889A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75639A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75639A color

#75639A rgb(117, 99, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75639A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38.8% green and 60.4% blue (117, 99, 154).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#75639A color codes

HEX	`#75639A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 99, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 36%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.69, 19.26, -27.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.69, 33.46, 305.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.629, 15.039, 32.54)`
Decimal	`7693210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75639A, 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 #75639A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75639A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #75639A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75639a; }
.text { color: #75639a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75639a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 99 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75639a, #91639a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #75639A?: #75639A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75639A?: The RGB value is 117, 99, 154: 117 red, 99 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75639A?: The complementary color is #889A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75639A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.