What color is #756F93?

#756F93 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756F93?

The RGB value is 117, 111, 147: 117 red, 111 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756F93?

The complementary color is #8D936F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756F93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756F93 color

#756F93 rgb(117, 111, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #756F93 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 43.5% green and 57.6% blue (117, 111, 147).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#756F93 color codes

HEX	`#756F93`
RGB	`rgb(117, 111, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 43.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.58, 10.27, -18.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.58, 21.37, 298.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.286, 17.257, 29.966)`
Decimal	`7696275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756F93, 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 #756F93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756F93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #756F93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756f93; }
.text { color: #756f93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756f93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 111 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756f93, #876f93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #756F93?: #756F93 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756F93?: The RGB value is 117, 111, 147: 117 red, 111 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756F93?: The complementary color is #8D936F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756F93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.