What color is #716188?

#716188 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 #716188?

The RGB value is 113, 97, 136: 113 red, 97 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716188?

The complementary color is #788861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716188?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716188 color

#716188 rgb(113, 97, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #716188 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 38% green and 53.3% blue (113, 97, 136).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#716188 color codes

HEX	`#716188`
RGB	`rgb(113, 97, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 38%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44, 14.72, -19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44, 24.23, 307.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.528, 13.838, 25.141)`
Decimal	`7430536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716188, 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 #716188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #716188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716188; }
.text { color: #716188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 97 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716188, #856188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #716188?: #716188 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 #716188?: The RGB value is 113, 97, 136: 113 red, 97 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716188?: The complementary color is #788861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716188?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.