What color is #72648B?

#72648B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72648B?

The RGB value is 114, 100, 139: 114 red, 100 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72648B?

The complementary color is #7D8B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72648B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72648B color

#72648B rgb(114, 100, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72648B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 39.2% green and 54.5% blue (114, 100, 139).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#72648B color codes

HEX	`#72648B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 100, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 39.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.02, 13.95, -19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.02, 23.96, 305.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.156, 14.556, 26.38)`
Decimal	`7496843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72648B, 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 #72648B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72648B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #72648B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72648b; }
.text { color: #72648b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72648b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 100 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72648b, #86648b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #72648B?: #72648B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72648B?: The RGB value is 114, 100, 139: 114 red, 100 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72648B?: The complementary color is #7D8B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72648B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.