What color is #715E7C?

#715E7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715E7C?

The RGB value is 113, 94, 124: 113 red, 94 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715E7C?

The complementary color is #697C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715E7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715E7C color

#715E7C rgb(113, 94, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715E7C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 36.9% green and 48.6% blue (113, 94, 124).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#715E7C color codes

HEX	`#715E7C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 94, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 36.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, 13.75, -13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 19.6, 314.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.45, 12.972, 20.807)`
Decimal	`7429756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715E7C, 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 #715E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #715E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715e7c; }
.text { color: #715e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 94 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715e7c, #7c5e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715E7C?: #715E7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715E7C?: The RGB value is 113, 94, 124: 113 red, 94 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715E7C?: The complementary color is #697C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715E7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.