What color is #715981?

#715981 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 #715981?

The RGB value is 113, 89, 129: 113 red, 89 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715981?

The complementary color is #698159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715981?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715981 color

#715981 rgb(113, 89, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715981 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 34.9% green and 50.6% blue (113, 89, 129).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#715981 color codes

HEX	`#715981`
RGB	`rgb(113, 89, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 34.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.6, 17.95, -18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.6, 25.93, 313.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.344, 12.241, 22.372)`
Decimal	`7428481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715981, 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 #715981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #715981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715981; }
.text { color: #715981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 89 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715981, #81597d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #715981?: #715981 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 #715981?: The RGB value is 113, 89, 129: 113 red, 89 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715981?: The complementary color is #698159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715981?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.