What color is #726481?

#726481 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726481?

The RGB value is 114, 100, 129: 114 red, 100 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726481?

The complementary color is #738164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726481?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726481 color

#726481 rgb(114, 100, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #726481 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 39.2% green and 50.6% blue (114, 100, 129).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#726481 color codes

HEX	`#726481`
RGB	`rgb(114, 100, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 39.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.63, 11.6, -14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.63, 18.24, 309.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.458, 14.277, 22.706)`
Decimal	`7496833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726481, 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 #726481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #726481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726481; }
.text { color: #726481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 100 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726481, #806481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726481?: #726481 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726481?: The RGB value is 114, 100, 129: 114 red, 100 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726481?: The complementary color is #738164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726481?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.