What color is #715275?

#715275 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 #715275?

The RGB value is 113, 82, 117: 113 red, 82 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715275?

The complementary color is #567552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715275 color

#715275 rgb(113, 82, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715275 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 32.2% green and 45.9% blue (113, 82, 117).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#715275 color codes

HEX	`#715275`
RGB	`rgb(113, 82, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 32.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 30%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.29, 19.53, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.29, 24.57, 322.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.038, 10.83, 18.23)`
Decimal	`7426677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715275, 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 #715275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #715275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715275; }
.text { color: #715275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 82 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715275, #755268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #715275?: #715275 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 #715275?: The RGB value is 113, 82, 117: 113 red, 82 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715275?: The complementary color is #567552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.