What color is #725173?

#725173 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725173?

The RGB value is 114, 81, 115: 114 red, 81 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725173?

The complementary color is #527351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725173?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725173 color

#725173 rgb(114, 81, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725173 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 31.8% green and 45.1% blue (114, 81, 115).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#725173 color codes

HEX	`#725173`
RGB	`rgb(114, 81, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 31.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.07, 20.08, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.07, 24.47, 325.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.976, 10.7, 17.598)`
Decimal	`7491955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725173, 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 #725173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #725173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725173; }
.text { color: #725173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 81 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725173, #735163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #725173?: #725173 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725173?: The RGB value is 114, 81, 115: 114 red, 81 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725173?: The complementary color is #527351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725173?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.