What color is #75688E?

#75688E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75688E?

The RGB value is 117, 104, 142: 117 red, 104 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75688E?

The complementary color is #818E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75688E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75688E color

#75688E rgb(117, 104, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75688E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.8% green and 55.7% blue (117, 104, 142).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#75688E color codes

HEX	`#75688E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 104, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.49, 13.27, -18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.49, 23.16, 304.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.168, 15.635, 27.699)`
Decimal	`7694478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75688E, 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 #75688E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75688E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #75688E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75688e; }
.text { color: #75688e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75688e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 104 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75688e, #88688e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #75688E?: #75688E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75688E?: The RGB value is 117, 104, 142: 117 red, 104 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75688E?: The complementary color is #818E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75688E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.