What color is #725F86?

#725F86 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 #725F86?

The RGB value is 114, 95, 134: 114 red, 95 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725F86?

The complementary color is #73865F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725F86 color

#725F86 rgb(114, 95, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725F86 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 37.3% green and 52.5% blue (114, 95, 134).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#725F86 color codes

HEX	`#725F86`
RGB	`rgb(114, 95, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 37.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 29%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.48, 15.8, -18.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.48, 24.58, 310)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.334, 13.483, 24.344)`
Decimal	`7495558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725F86, 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 #725F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #725F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725f86; }
.text { color: #725f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 95 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725f86, #865f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #725F86?: #725F86 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 #725F86?: The RGB value is 114, 95, 134: 114 red, 95 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725F86?: The complementary color is #73865F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.