What color is #726682?

#726682 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 #726682?

The RGB value is 114, 102, 130: 114 red, 102 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726682?

The complementary color is #768266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726682?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726682 color

#726682 rgb(114, 102, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #726682 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40% green and 51% blue (114, 102, 130).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 12% 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 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#726682 color codes

HEX	`#726682`
RGB	`rgb(114, 102, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.21, 10.62, -13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.21, 17.4, 307.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.719, 14.692, 23.122)`
Decimal	`7497346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726682, 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 #726682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #726682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726682; }
.text { color: #726682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 102 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726682, #806682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726682?: #726682 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 #726682?: The RGB value is 114, 102, 130: 114 red, 102 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726682?: The complementary color is #768266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726682?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.