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#75637E Color

#75637E is rgb(117, 99, 126) in RGB, hsl(280, 12%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Lavender (#796878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75637E
HEX#75637E
RGBrgb(117, 99, 126)
HSLhsl(280, 12%, 44%)
HSVhsv(280, 21%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.047 314.4)
LABlab(44.47% 11.48 -12.36)
LCHlch(44.47% 16.87 312.90)

What #75637E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #75637E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Lavender#796878ΔE 6.6Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.73Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.22Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 12.76French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.84Independence#4C516DΔE 13.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#75637E Channel Values

How #75637E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 117 · G 99 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 12% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 21% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.47:1 vs white · 3.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75637E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75637E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75637E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75637E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75637E
Complementary
#6C7E63
Analogous
#67637E
Analogous
#7E6379
Triadic
#7E7563
Triadic
#637E75
Split comp.
#797E63
Split comp.
#637E67

Tints & Shades of #75637E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#897693
#9B8AA3
#AEA1B5
#C2B8C7
#D5CED9
#E7E2E9

Shades

#65556D
#584A5E
#483D4D
#382F3C
#28222B
#1B161D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75637E.

How #75637E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#75637E
Protanopia#66667E
Protanomaly#6D657E
Deuteranopia#69697E
Deuteranomaly#6E677E
Tritanopia#726767
Tritanomaly#736571
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75637E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-75637e: #75637E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75637E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75637e': '#75637E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.388, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_75637e">#75637E</color>
SVG fillfill="#75637E"

More Purple Colors

#75637E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75637E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75637E?

#75637E is a mid-tone purple — rgb(117, 99, 126) in RGB and hsl(280, 12%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #75637E?

#75637E is rgb(117, 99, 126) — red 117, green 99, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75637E?

#75637E converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75637E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #75637E scores 5.47:1 against white and 3.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75637E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75637E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 16.87, which is visibly different.

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