What color is #726884?

#726884 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726884?

The RGB value is 114, 104, 132: 114 red, 104 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726884?

The complementary color is #7A8468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726884?

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.

#726884 color

#726884 rgb(114, 104, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #726884 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.8% green and 51.8% blue (114, 104, 132).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#726884 color codes

HEX	`#726884`
RGB	`rgb(114, 104, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.83, 9.87, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.83, 17.17, 305.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.054, 15.144, 23.903)`
Decimal	`7497860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726884, 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 #726884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726884 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 #726884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726884; }
.text { color: #726884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 104 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726884, #806884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726884?: #726884 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726884?: The RGB value is 114, 104, 132: 114 red, 104 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726884?: The complementary color is #7A8468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726884?: 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.