What color is #725D89?

#725D89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725D89?

The RGB value is 114, 93, 137: 114 red, 93 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725D89?

The complementary color is #74895D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725D89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725D89 color

#725D89 rgb(114, 93, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725D89 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.5% green and 53.7% blue (114, 93, 137).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#725D89 color codes

HEX	`#725D89`
RGB	`rgb(114, 93, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 32%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.08, 17.73, -21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.08, 27.68, 309.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.368, 13.212, 25.403)`
Decimal	`7495049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725D89, 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 #725D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #725D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725d89; }
.text { color: #725d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 93 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725d89, #885d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #725D89?: #725D89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725D89?: The RGB value is 114, 93, 137: 114 red, 93 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725D89?: The complementary color is #74895D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725D89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.