What color is #715880?

#715880 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715880?

The RGB value is 113, 88, 128: 113 red, 88 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715880?

The complementary color is #678058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715880 color

#715880 rgb(113, 88, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715880 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 34.5% green and 50.2% blue (113, 88, 128).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#715880 color codes

HEX	`#715880`
RGB	`rgb(113, 88, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 34.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.29, 18.33, -18.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.29, 26.09, 314.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.195, 12.049, 21.996)`
Decimal	`7428224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715880, 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 #715880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #715880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715880; }
.text { color: #715880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 88 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715880, #80587b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #715880?: #715880 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715880?: The RGB value is 113, 88, 128: 113 red, 88 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715880?: The complementary color is #678058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.