What color is #725A7C?

#725A7C 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 #725A7C?

The RGB value is 114, 90, 124: 114 red, 90 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725A7C?

The complementary color is #647C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725A7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725A7C color

#725A7C rgb(114, 90, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725A7C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 35.3% green and 48.6% blue (114, 90, 124).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#725A7C color codes

HEX	`#725A7C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 90, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 35.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 27%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.76, 16.55, -15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.76, 22.62, 317.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.233, 12.345, 20.698)`
Decimal	`7494268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725A7C, 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 #725A7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725A7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #725A7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725a7c; }
.text { color: #725a7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725a7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 90 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725a7c, #7c5a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #725A7C?: #725A7C 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 #725A7C?: The RGB value is 114, 90, 124: 114 red, 90 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725A7C?: The complementary color is #647C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725A7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.