What color is #725F7C?

#725F7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725F7C?

The RGB value is 114, 95, 124: 114 red, 95 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725F7C?

The complementary color is #697C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725F7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725F7C color

#725F7C rgb(114, 95, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725F7C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 37.3% green and 48.6% blue (114, 95, 124).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#725F7C color codes

HEX	`#725F7C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 95, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 37.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 23%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.09, 13.51, -13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.09, 19.02, 315.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.669, 13.217, 20.843)`
Decimal	`7495548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725F7C, 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 #725F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #725F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725f7c; }
.text { color: #725f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 95 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725f7c, #7c5f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725F7C?: #725F7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725F7C?: The RGB value is 114, 95, 124: 114 red, 95 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725F7C?: The complementary color is #697C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725F7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.