What color is #725C80?

#725C80 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 #725C80?

The RGB value is 114, 92, 128: 114 red, 92 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725C80?

The complementary color is #6A805C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725C80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725C80 color

#725C80 rgb(114, 92, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725C80 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.1% green and 50.2% blue (114, 92, 128).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#725C80 color codes

HEX	`#725C80`
RGB	`rgb(114, 92, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.45, 16.24, -16.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.45, 23.36, 314.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.662, 12.79, 22.114)`
Decimal	`7494784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725C80, 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 #725C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #725C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725c80; }
.text { color: #725c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 92 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725c80, #805c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #725C80?: #725C80 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 #725C80?: The RGB value is 114, 92, 128: 114 red, 92 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725C80?: The complementary color is #6A805C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725C80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.