What color is #71466B?

#71466B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71466B?

The RGB value is 113, 70, 107: 113 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71466B?

The complementary color is #46714C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71466B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71466B color

#71466B rgb(113, 70, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #71466B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 27.5% green and 42% blue (113, 70, 107).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#71466B color codes

HEX	`#71466B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 70, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 27.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.89, 24.72, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.89, 28.34, 330.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.654, 8.953, 15.021)`
Decimal	`7423595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71466B, 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 #71466B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71466B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #71466B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71466b; }
.text { color: #71466b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71466b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 70 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71466b, #714656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #71466B?: #71466B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71466B?: The RGB value is 113, 70, 107: 113 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71466B?: The complementary color is #46714C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71466B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.