What color is #715B8F?

#715B8F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715B8F?

The RGB value is 113, 91, 143: 113 red, 91 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715B8F?

The complementary color is #798F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715B8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715B8F color

#715B8F rgb(113, 91, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715B8F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 35.7% green and 56.1% blue (113, 91, 143).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#715B8F color codes

HEX	`#715B8F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 91, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 35.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 36%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.73, 20.08, -25.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.73, 32.4, 308.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.508, 12.976, 27.669)`
Decimal	`7429007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715B8F, 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 #715B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #715B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715b8f; }
.text { color: #715b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 91 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715b8f, #8b5b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #715B8F?: #715B8F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715B8F?: The RGB value is 113, 91, 143: 113 red, 91 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715B8F?: The complementary color is #798F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715B8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.