What color is #715175?

#715175 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715175?

The RGB value is 113, 81, 117: 113 red, 81 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715175?

The complementary color is #557551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715175?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715175 color

#715175 rgb(113, 81, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715175 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 31.8% green and 45.9% blue (113, 81, 117).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#715175 color codes

HEX	`#715175`
RGB	`rgb(113, 81, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 31.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 31%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.04, 20.14, -15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.04, 25.29, 322.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.963, 10.68, 18.205)`
Decimal	`7426421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715175, 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 #715175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #715175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715175; }
.text { color: #715175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 81 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715175, #755167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #715175?: #715175 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715175?: The RGB value is 113, 81, 117: 113 red, 81 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715175?: The complementary color is #557551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715175?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.