What color is #725882?

#725882 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725882?

The RGB value is 114, 88, 130: 114 red, 88 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725882?

The complementary color is #688258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725882?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725882 color

#725882 rgb(114, 88, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725882 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 34.5% green and 51% blue (114, 88, 130).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% 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 6.12:1).

#725882 color codes

HEX	`#725882`
RGB	`rgb(114, 88, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 34.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.48, 19.13, -19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.48, 27.31, 314.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.458, 12.169, 22.702)`
Decimal	`7493762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725882, 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 #725882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #725882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725882; }
.text { color: #725882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 88 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725882, #82587d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #725882?: #725882 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725882?: The RGB value is 114, 88, 130: 114 red, 88 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725882?: The complementary color is #688258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725882?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.