What color is #725E81?

#725E81 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 #725E81?

The RGB value is 114, 94, 129: 114 red, 94 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725E81?

The complementary color is #6D815E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725E81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725E81 color

#725E81 rgb(114, 94, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725E81 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.9% green and 50.6% blue (114, 94, 129).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#725E81 color codes

HEX	`#725E81`
RGB	`rgb(114, 94, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.02, 15.25, -16.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.02, 22.49, 312.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.904, 13.168, 22.521)`
Decimal	`7495297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725E81, 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 #725E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #725E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725e81; }
.text { color: #725e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 94 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725e81, #815e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #725E81?: #725E81 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 #725E81?: The RGB value is 114, 94, 129: 114 red, 94 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725E81?: The complementary color is #6D815E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725E81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.