What color is #72618E?

#72618E 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 #72618E?

The RGB value is 114, 97, 142: 114 red, 97 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72618E?

The complementary color is #7D8E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72618E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72618E color

#72618E rgb(114, 97, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72618E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 38% green and 55.7% blue (114, 97, 142).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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 5.5:1).

#72618E color codes

HEX	`#72618E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 97, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 38%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 32%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.35, 16.51, -22.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.35, 27.75, 306.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.096, 14.08, 27.456)`
Decimal	`7496078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72618E, 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 #72618E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72618E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #72618E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72618e; }
.text { color: #72618e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72618e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 97 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72618e, #89618e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #72618E?: #72618E 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 #72618E?: The RGB value is 114, 97, 142: 114 red, 97 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72618E?: The complementary color is #7D8E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72618E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.