What color is #715A76?

#715A76 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 #715A76?

The RGB value is 113, 90, 118: 113 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715A76?

The complementary color is #5F765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715A76 color

#715A76 rgb(113, 90, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715A76 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 35.3% green and 46.3% blue (113, 90, 118).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#715A76 color codes

HEX	`#715A76`
RGB	`rgb(113, 90, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 35.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.42, 14.87, -12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.42, 19.28, 320.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.736, 12.131, 18.754)`
Decimal	`7428726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715A76, 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 #715A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #715A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715a76; }
.text { color: #715a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 90 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715a76, #765a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715A76?: #715A76 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 #715A76?: The RGB value is 113, 90, 118: 113 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715A76?: The complementary color is #5F765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.