What color is #72578D?

#72578D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72578D?

The RGB value is 114, 87, 141: 114 red, 87 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72578D?

The complementary color is #728D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72578D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72578D color

#72578D rgb(114, 87, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72578D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 34.1% green and 55.3% blue (114, 87, 141).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#72578D color codes

HEX	`#72578D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 87, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 34.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 38%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.72, 22.35, -25.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.72, 34.13, 310.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.154, 12.317, 26.773)`
Decimal	`7493517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72578D, 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 #72578D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72578D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #72578D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72578d; }
.text { color: #72578d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72578d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 87 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72578d, #8d578d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #72578D?: #72578D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72578D?: The RGB value is 114, 87, 141: 114 red, 87 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72578D?: The complementary color is #728D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72578D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.