What color is #71648E?

#71648E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71648E?

The RGB value is 113, 100, 142: 113 red, 100 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71648E?

The complementary color is #818E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71648E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71648E color

#71648E rgb(113, 100, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #71648E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 39.2% green and 55.7% blue (113, 100, 142).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#71648E color codes

HEX	`#71648E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 100, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 39.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.05, 14.35, -21.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.05, 25.62, 304.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.249, 14.578, 27.544)`
Decimal	`7431310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71648E, 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 #71648E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71648E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #71648E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71648e; }
.text { color: #71648e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71648e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 100 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71648e, #86648e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #71648E?: #71648E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71648E?: The RGB value is 113, 100, 142: 113 red, 100 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71648E?: The complementary color is #818E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71648E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.