What color is #725573?

#725573 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 #725573?

The RGB value is 114, 85, 115: 114 red, 85 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725573?

The complementary color is #567355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725573 color

#725573 rgb(114, 85, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725573 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 33.3% green and 45.1% blue (114, 85, 115).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 26% 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 6.44:1).

#725573 color codes

HEX	`#725573`
RGB	`rgb(114, 85, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 33.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.1, 17.65, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.1, 21.58, 324.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.282, 11.313, 17.7)`
Decimal	`7492979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725573, 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 #725573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #725573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725573; }
.text { color: #725573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 85 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725573, #735565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725573?: #725573 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 #725573?: The RGB value is 114, 85, 115: 114 red, 85 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725573?: The complementary color is #567355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.