What color is #714C72?

#714C72 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #714C72?

The RGB value is 113, 76, 114: 113 red, 76 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714C72?

The complementary color is #4D724C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714C72 color

#714C72 rgb(113, 76, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #714C72 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 29.8% green and 44.7% blue (113, 76, 114).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#714C72 color codes

HEX	`#714C72`
RGB	`rgb(113, 76, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 29.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 33%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.65, 22.54, -15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.65, 27.38, 325.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.431, 9.895, 17.171)`
Decimal	`7425138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714C72, 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 #714C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #714C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714c72; }
.text { color: #714c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 76 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714c72, #724c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #714C72?: #714C72 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #714C72?: The RGB value is 113, 76, 114: 113 red, 76 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714C72?: The complementary color is #4D724C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.