What color is #725B78?

#725B78 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 #725B78?

The RGB value is 114, 91, 120: 114 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725B78?

The complementary color is #61785B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725B78 color

#725B78 rgb(114, 91, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725B78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 35.7% green and 47.1% blue (114, 91, 120).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#725B78 color codes

HEX	`#725B78`
RGB	`rgb(114, 91, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 35.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, 15.06, -12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 19.77, 319.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.07, 12.416, 19.421)`
Decimal	`7494520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725B78, 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 #725B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #725B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725b78; }
.text { color: #725b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 91 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725b78, #785b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725B78?: #725B78 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 #725B78?: The RGB value is 114, 91, 120: 114 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725B78?: The complementary color is #61785B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.