What color is #715381?

#715381 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715381?

The RGB value is 113, 83, 129: 113 red, 83 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715381?

The complementary color is #638153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715381?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715381 color

#715381 rgb(113, 83, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715381 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 32.5% green and 50.6% blue (113, 83, 129).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#715381 color codes

HEX	`#715381`
RGB	`rgb(113, 83, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 32.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 36%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.05, 21.6, -21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.05, 30.19, 315.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.865, 11.282, 22.212)`
Decimal	`7426945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715381, 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 #715381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #715381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715381; }
.text { color: #715381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 83 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715381, #81537a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #715381?: #715381 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715381?: The RGB value is 113, 83, 129: 113 red, 83 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715381?: The complementary color is #638153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715381?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.