What color is #715572?

#715572 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 #715572?

The RGB value is 113, 85, 114: 113 red, 85 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715572?

The complementary color is #567255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715572 color

#715572 rgb(113, 85, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715572 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 33.3% green and 44.7% blue (113, 85, 114).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#715572 color codes

HEX	`#715572`
RGB	`rgb(113, 85, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 33.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 25%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.95, 17.07, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.95, 20.89, 324.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.095, 11.223, 17.393)`
Decimal	`7427442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715572, 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 #715572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #715572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715572; }
.text { color: #715572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 85 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715572, #725565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715572?: #715572 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 #715572?: The RGB value is 113, 85, 114: 113 red, 85 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715572?: The complementary color is #567255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.