What color is #714E79?

#714E79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #714E79?

The RGB value is 113, 78, 121: 113 red, 78 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714E79?

The complementary color is #56794E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714E79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714E79 color

#714E79 rgb(113, 78, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #714E79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 30.6% green and 47.5% blue (113, 78, 121).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#714E79 color codes

HEX	`#714E79`
RGB	`rgb(113, 78, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 30.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 36%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.45, 22.83, -18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.45, 29.49, 320.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.985, 10.34, 19.397)`
Decimal	`7425657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714E79, 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 #714E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#714E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #714E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714e79; }
.text { color: #714e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 78 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714e79, #794e6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #714E79?: #714E79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #714E79?: The RGB value is 113, 78, 121: 113 red, 78 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714E79?: The complementary color is #56794E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714E79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.