Exploring the Color #755B93

#755B93 sits at 268° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 24% saturation and 47% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 117, 91, 147 produces a 5.72:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #755B93 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 43 units away from #808080. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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