What color is #725377?

#725377 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 #725377?

The RGB value is 114, 83, 119: 114 red, 83 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725377?

The complementary color is #587753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725377 color

#725377 rgb(114, 83, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725377 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 32.5% green and 46.7% blue (114, 83, 119).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#725377 color codes

HEX	`#725377`
RGB	`rgb(114, 83, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 32.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.74, 19.72, -15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.74, 25.04, 321.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.362, 11.096, 18.887)`
Decimal	`7492471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725377, 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 #725377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #725377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725377; }
.text { color: #725377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 83 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725377, #77536a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #725377?: #725377 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 #725377?: The RGB value is 114, 83, 119: 114 red, 83 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725377?: The complementary color is #587753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.