What color is #725891?

#725891 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725891?

The RGB value is 114, 88, 145: 114 red, 88 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725891?

The complementary color is #779158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725891?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725891 color

#725891 rgb(114, 88, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725891 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 34.5% green and 56.9% blue (114, 88, 145).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#725891 color codes

HEX	`#725891`
RGB	`rgb(114, 88, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 34.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 39%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.16, 22.73, -27.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.16, 35.68, 309.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.539, 12.601, 28.396)`
Decimal	`7493777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725891, 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 #725891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #725891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725891; }
.text { color: #725891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 88 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725891, #8f5891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #725891?: #725891 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725891?: The RGB value is 114, 88, 145: 114 red, 88 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725891?: The complementary color is #779158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725891?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.