What color is #726583?

#726583 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 #726583?

The RGB value is 114, 101, 131: 114 red, 101 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726583?

The complementary color is #768365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726583?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726583 color

#726583 rgb(114, 101, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #726583 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 39.6% green and 51.4% blue (114, 101, 131).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#726583 color codes

HEX	`#726583`
RGB	`rgb(114, 101, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 39.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, 11.46, -14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 18.67, 307.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.689, 14.523, 23.445)`
Decimal	`7497091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726583, 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 #726583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #726583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726583; }
.text { color: #726583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 101 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726583, #816583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #726583?: #726583 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 #726583?: The RGB value is 114, 101, 131: 114 red, 101 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726583?: The complementary color is #768365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726583?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.