What color is #725E95?

#725E95 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725E95?

The RGB value is 114, 94, 149: 114 red, 94 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725E95?

The complementary color is #81955E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725E95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725E95 color

#725E95 rgb(114, 94, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725E95 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.9% green and 58.4% blue (114, 94, 149).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#725E95 color codes

HEX	`#725E95`
RGB	`rgb(114, 94, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 37%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 37%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.88, 20.08, -27.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.88, 33.83, 306.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.366, 13.753, 30.22)`
Decimal	`7495317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725E95, 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 #725E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #725E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725e95; }
.text { color: #725e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 94 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725e95, #8d5e95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #725E95?: #725E95 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725E95?: The RGB value is 114, 94, 149: 114 red, 94 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725E95?: The complementary color is #81955E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725E95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.