What color is #715F8A?

#715F8A 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 #715F8A?

The RGB value is 113, 95, 138: 113 red, 95 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715F8A?

The complementary color is #788A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715F8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715F8A color

#715F8A rgb(113, 95, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715F8A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 37.3% green and 54.1% blue (113, 95, 138).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#715F8A color codes

HEX	`#715F8A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 95, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 37.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.55, 16.42, -21.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.55, 26.77, 307.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.489, 13.53, 25.835)`
Decimal	`7430026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715F8A, 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 #715F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #715F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715f8a; }
.text { color: #715f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 95 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715f8a, #865f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #715F8A?: #715F8A 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 #715F8A?: The RGB value is 113, 95, 138: 113 red, 95 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715F8A?: The complementary color is #788A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715F8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.