What color is #756D98?

#756D98 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756D98?

The RGB value is 117, 109, 152: 117 red, 109 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756D98?

The complementary color is #90986D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756D98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756D98 color

#756D98 rgb(117, 109, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #756D98 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 42.7% green and 59.6% blue (117, 109, 152).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#756D98 color codes

HEX	`#756D98`
RGB	`rgb(117, 109, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 42.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.24, 12.71, -22.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.24, 25.59, 299.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.471, 16.986, 32.005)`
Decimal	`7695768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756D98, 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 #756D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #756D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756d98; }
.text { color: #756d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 109 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756d98, #8a6d98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #756D98?: #756D98 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756D98?: The RGB value is 117, 109, 152: 117 red, 109 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756D98?: The complementary color is #90986D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756D98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.