What color is #71436C?

#71436C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71436C?

The RGB value is 113, 67, 108: 113 red, 67 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71436C?

The complementary color is #437148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71436C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71436C color

#71436C rgb(113, 67, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #71436C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 26.3% green and 42.4% blue (113, 67, 108).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 26% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#71436C color codes

HEX	`#71436C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 67, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 26.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 26%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 41%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.22, 26.7, -15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.22, 30.89, 329.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.524, 8.608, 15.239)`
Decimal	`7422828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71436C, 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 #71436C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71436C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #71436C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71436c; }
.text { color: #71436c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71436c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 67 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71436c, #714355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #71436C?: #71436C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71436C?: The RGB value is 113, 67, 108: 113 red, 67 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71436C?: The complementary color is #437148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71436C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.