#756DC5

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #756DC5

When working with digital screens, the color #756DC5 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumpurple. Its digital footprint relies on 117 parts red, 109 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 41% Cyan, 45% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23% Black. The HSL representation is 245.5° hue, 43.1% saturation, and 60.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#756DC5
RGB117, 109, 197
HSL245.5°, 43.1%, 60.0%
CMYK41%, 45%, 0%, 23%
HSV245.5°, 44.7%, 77.3%
LAB50.4, 24.9, -45.0
XYZ22.9, 18.8, 55.2
Decimal7695813

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.75:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #756DC5; }
.text-color { color: #756DC5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #756DC5; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB