What color is #72466B?

#72466B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72466B?

The RGB value is 114, 70, 107: 114 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72466B?

The complementary color is #46724D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72466B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72466B color

#72466B rgb(114, 70, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72466B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 27.5% green and 42% blue (114, 70, 107).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#72466B color codes

HEX	`#72466B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 70, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 27.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.02, 25.08, -13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.02, 28.56, 331.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.783, 9.02, 15.027)`
Decimal	`7489131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72466B, 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 #72466B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72466B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #72466B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72466b; }
.text { color: #72466b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72466b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 70 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72466b, #724655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #72466B?: #72466B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72466B?: The RGB value is 114, 70, 107: 114 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72466B?: The complementary color is #46724D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72466B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.