What color is #716681?

#716681 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716681?

The RGB value is 113, 102, 129: 113 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716681?

The complementary color is #768166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716681?

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.

#716681 color

#716681 rgb(113, 102, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #716681 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 40% green and 50.6% blue (113, 102, 129).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#716681 color codes

HEX	`#716681`
RGB	`rgb(113, 102, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 40%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.08, 10.03, -13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.08, 16.74, 306.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.523, 14.598, 22.765)`
Decimal	`7431809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716681, 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 #716681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716681 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 #716681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716681; }
.text { color: #716681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 102 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716681, #7f6681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #716681?: #716681 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716681?: The RGB value is 113, 102, 129: 113 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716681?: The complementary color is #768166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716681?: 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.