What color is #71226B?

#71226B is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71226B?

The RGB value is 113, 34, 107: 113 red, 34 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71226B?

The complementary color is #227128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71226B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71226B color

#71226B rgb(113, 34, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #71226B is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 13.3% green and 42% blue (113, 34, 107).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 54% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#71226B color codes

HEX	`#71226B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 34, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 13.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 54%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 70%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.69, 43.71, -25.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.69, 50.37, 330.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.036, 5.717, 14.482)`
Decimal	`7414379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71226B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #71226B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71226B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #71226B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71226b; }
.text { color: #71226b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71226b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 34 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71226b, #712243); }

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Questions

What color is #71226B?: #71226B is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71226B?: The RGB value is 113, 34, 107: 113 red, 34 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71226B?: The complementary color is #227128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71226B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.