What color is #716886?

#716886 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716886?

The RGB value is 113, 104, 134: 113 red, 104 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716886?

The complementary color is #7D8668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716886?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716886 color

#716886 rgb(113, 104, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #716886 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 40.8% green and 52.5% blue (113, 104, 134).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#716886 color codes

HEX	`#716886`
RGB	`rgb(113, 104, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 40.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 22%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.82, 9.99, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.82, 18.25, 303.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.063, 15.133, 24.624)`
Decimal	`7432326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716886, 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 #716886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #716886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716886; }
.text { color: #716886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 104 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716886, #806886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #716886?: #716886 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716886?: The RGB value is 113, 104, 134: 113 red, 104 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716886?: The complementary color is #7D8668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716886?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.