What color is #75698C?

#75698C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75698C?

The RGB value is 117, 105, 140: 117 red, 105 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75698C?

The complementary color is #808C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75698C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75698C color

#75698C rgb(117, 105, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75698C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.2% green and 54.9% blue (117, 105, 140).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#75698C color codes

HEX	`#75698C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 105, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, 12.19, -17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 21.33, 304.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.12, 15.778, 26.949)`
Decimal	`7694732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75698C, 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 #75698C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75698C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #75698C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75698c; }
.text { color: #75698c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75698c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 105 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75698c, #87698c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #75698C?: #75698C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75698C?: The RGB value is 117, 105, 140: 117 red, 105 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75698C?: The complementary color is #808C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75698C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.