What color is #725773?

#725773 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 #725773?

The RGB value is 114, 87, 115: 114 red, 87 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725773?

The complementary color is #587357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725773?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725773 color

#725773 rgb(114, 87, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725773 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 34.1% green and 45.1% blue (114, 87, 115).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#725773 color codes

HEX	`#725773`
RGB	`rgb(114, 87, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 34.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 24%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.63, 16.43, -11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.63, 20.13, 324.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.442, 11.632, 17.753)`
Decimal	`7493491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725773, 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 #725773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #725773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725773; }
.text { color: #725773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 87 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725773, #735766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725773?: #725773 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 #725773?: The RGB value is 114, 87, 115: 114 red, 87 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725773?: The complementary color is #587357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725773?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.