What color is #72678B?

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

What is the RGB value of #72678B?

The RGB value is 114, 103, 139: 114 red, 103 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72678B?

The complementary color is #808B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72678B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72678B color

#72678B rgb(114, 103, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72678B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.4% green and 54.5% blue (114, 103, 139).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#72678B color codes

HEX	`#72678B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 103, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.83, 12.14, -18.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.83, 21.9, 303.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.449, 15.142, 26.477)`
Decimal	`7497611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72678B, 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 #72678B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72678B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #72678B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72678b; }
.text { color: #72678b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72678b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 103 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72678b, #84678b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #72678B?: #72678B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72678B?: The RGB value is 114, 103, 139: 114 red, 103 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72678B?: The complementary color is #808B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72678B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.