What color is #725C79?

#725C79 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 #725C79?

The RGB value is 114, 92, 121: 114 red, 92 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725C79?

The complementary color is #63795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725C79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725C79 color

#725C79 rgb(114, 92, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725C79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.1% green and 47.5% blue (114, 92, 121).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#725C79 color codes

HEX	`#725C79`
RGB	`rgb(114, 92, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.17, 14.67, -12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.17, 19.57, 318.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.217, 12.612, 19.771)`
Decimal	`7494777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725C79, 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 #725C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #725C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725c79; }
.text { color: #725c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 92 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725c79, #795c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725C79?: #725C79 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 #725C79?: The RGB value is 114, 92, 121: 114 red, 92 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725C79?: The complementary color is #63795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725C79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.