What color is #72678A?

#72678A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72678A?

The RGB value is 114, 103, 138: 114 red, 103 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72678A?

The complementary color is #7F8A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72678A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72678A color

#72678A rgb(114, 103, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72678A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.4% green and 54.1% blue (114, 103, 138).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#72678A color codes

HEX	`#72678A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 103, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.79, 11.89, -17.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.79, 21.32, 303.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.376, 15.113, 26.094)`
Decimal	`7497610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72678A, 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 #72678A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72678A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #72678A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72678a; }
.text { color: #72678a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72678a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 103 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72678a, #84678a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #72678A?: #72678A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72678A?: The RGB value is 114, 103, 138: 114 red, 103 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72678A?: The complementary color is #7F8A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72678A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.