What color is #72406A?

#72406A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72406A?

The RGB value is 114, 64, 106: 114 red, 64 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72406A?

The complementary color is #407248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72406A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72406A color

#72406A rgb(114, 64, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72406A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 25.1% green and 41.6% blue (114, 64, 106).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#72406A color codes

HEX	`#72406A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 64, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 25.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.57, 28.42, -15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.57, 32.25, 331.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.374, 8.285, 14.633)`
Decimal	`7487594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72406A, 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 #72406A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72406A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #72406A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72406a; }
.text { color: #72406a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72406a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 64 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72406a, #724051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #72406A?: #72406A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72406A?: The RGB value is 114, 64, 106: 114 red, 64 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72406A?: The complementary color is #407248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72406A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.