What color is #715D84?

#715D84 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715D84?

The RGB value is 113, 93, 132: 113 red, 93 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715D84?

The complementary color is #70845D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715D84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715D84 color

#715D84 rgb(113, 93, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715D84 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 36.5% green and 51.8% blue (113, 93, 132).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#715D84 color codes

HEX	`#715D84`
RGB	`rgb(113, 93, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 36.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 30%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.77, 16.2, -18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.77, 24.76, 310.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.888, 13.005, 23.551)`
Decimal	`7429508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715D84, 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 #715D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #715D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715d84; }
.text { color: #715d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 93 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715d84, #845d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #715D84?: #715D84 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715D84?: The RGB value is 113, 93, 132: 113 red, 93 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715D84?: The complementary color is #70845D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715D84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.