What color is #7575D5?

#7575D5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7575D5?

The RGB value is 117, 117, 213: 117 red, 117 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7575D5?

The complementary color is #D5D575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7575D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7575D5 color

#7575D5 rgb(117, 117, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7575D5 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.9% green and 83.5% blue (117, 117, 213).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 53% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#7575D5 color codes

HEX	`#7575D5`
RGB	`rgb(117, 117, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 53%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 45%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 45%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.28, 24.7, -49.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.28, 55.36, 296.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.704, 21.307, 65.696)`
Decimal	`7697877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7575D5, 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 #7575D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7575D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	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 #7575D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7575d5; }
.text { color: #7575d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7575d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 117 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7575d5, #a575d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #7575D5?: #7575D5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7575D5?: The RGB value is 117, 117, 213: 117 red, 117 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7575D5?: The complementary color is #D5D575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7575D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.