What color is #72678C?

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

What is the RGB value of #72678C?

The RGB value is 114, 103, 140: 114 red, 103 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72678C?

The complementary color is #818C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72678C?

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.

#72678C color

#72678C rgb(114, 103, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72678C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.4% green and 54.9% blue (114, 103, 140).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% 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 5.21:1).

#72678C color codes

HEX	`#72678C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 103, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.87, 12.38, -18.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.87, 22.48, 303.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.522, 15.171, 26.864)`
Decimal	`7497612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#72678C 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 #72678C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72678c; }
.text { color: #72678c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72678c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 103 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72678c, #85678c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #72678C?: #72678C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72678C?: The RGB value is 114, 103, 140: 114 red, 103 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72678C?: The complementary color is #818C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72678C?: 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.