What color is #726E95?

#726E95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726E95?

The RGB value is 114, 110, 149: 114 red, 110 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726E95?

The complementary color is #91956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726E95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726E95 color

#726E95 rgb(114, 110, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #726E95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.1% green and 58.4% blue (114, 110, 149).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 4.79:1).

#726E95 color codes

HEX	`#726E95`
RGB	`rgb(114, 110, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 26%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, 10.37, -20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 23.1, 296.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.939, 16.899, 30.745)`
Decimal	`7499413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726E95, 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 #726E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #726E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726e95; }
.text { color: #726e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 110 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726e95, #866e95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #726E95?: #726E95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726E95?: The RGB value is 114, 110, 149: 114 red, 110 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726E95?: The complementary color is #91956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726E95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.