What color is #725D82?

#725D82 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 #725D82?

The RGB value is 114, 93, 130: 114 red, 93 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725D82?

The complementary color is #6D825D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725D82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725D82 color

#725D82 rgb(114, 93, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725D82 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.5% green and 51% blue (114, 93, 130).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#725D82 color codes

HEX	`#725D82`
RGB	`rgb(114, 93, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.79, 16.09, -17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.79, 23.75, 312.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.882, 13.018, 22.843)`
Decimal	`7495042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725D82, 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 #725D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #725D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725d82; }
.text { color: #725d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 93 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725d82, #825d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #725D82?: #725D82 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 #725D82?: The RGB value is 114, 93, 130: 114 red, 93 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725D82?: The complementary color is #6D825D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725D82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.