#75508A
A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.
About #75508A
At its core, #75508A is a medium and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 117, 80, and 138.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 15% cyan and 42% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 278.3° hue, 26.6% saturation, and 42.7% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#75508A
RGB117, 80, 138
HSL278.3°, 26.6%, 42.7%
CMYK15%, 42%, 0%, 46%
HSV278.3°, 42.0%, 54.1%
LAB40.2, 26.8, -26.4
XYZ14.8, 11.4, 25.5
Decimal7688330
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
6.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.27:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.78:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #75508A;
}
.text-color {
color: #75508A;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #75508A;
}