What color is #756981?

#756981 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756981?

The RGB value is 117, 105, 129: 117 red, 105 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756981?

The complementary color is #758169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756981?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756981 color

#756981 rgb(117, 105, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756981 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.2% green and 50.6% blue (117, 105, 129).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#756981 color codes

HEX	`#756981`
RGB	`rgb(117, 105, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.27, 9.66, -11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.27, 15.06, 309.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.349, 15.47, 22.889)`
Decimal	`7694721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756981, 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 #756981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #756981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756981; }
.text { color: #756981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 105 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756981, #816981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #756981?: #756981 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756981?: The RGB value is 117, 105, 129: 117 red, 105 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756981?: The complementary color is #758169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756981?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.