Colour

#755B75

#755B75
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#755B75 is a magenta with RGB values 117, 91, 117 and HSL 300°, 12%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#755B75#755B75

HEX#755B75

RGBrgb(117, 91, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3569, 0.4588

RGB percentages45.9%, 35.7%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(300, 12.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 22.2%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 22.2%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,691,125

CSS custom property--colour: #755B75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#8AA48A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#596176no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F6474no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#775D64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19 Slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Gray · ΔE 22.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5B755B

Analogous#685B75, #755B68

Triadic#75755B, #5B7575

Split complementary#68755B, #5B7568

Tetradic#75685B, #5B755B, #5B6875

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D4C8D4

Lighter +30%#BEABBE

Lighter +20%#A88FA8

Lighter +10%#917291

Darker −10%#584558

Darker −20%#3C2E3C

Darker −30%#1F181F

Darker −40%#020202

More saturated +25%#8F418F

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R117

G91

B117

Red117 (45.9%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)12.5%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 5B · B 75

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Colour values

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