What color is #726E98?

#726E98 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726E98?

The RGB value is 114, 110, 152: 114 red, 110 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726E98?

The complementary color is #94986E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726E98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726E98 color

#726E98 rgb(114, 110, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #726E98 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.1% green and 59.6% blue (114, 110, 152).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#726E98 color codes

HEX	`#726E98`
RGB	`rgb(114, 110, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, 11.13, -22.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 24.85, 296.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.181, 16.996, 32.022)`
Decimal	`7499416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726E98, 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 #726E98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726E98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #726E98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726e98; }
.text { color: #726e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726e98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 110 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726e98, #876e98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #726E98?: #726E98 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726E98?: The RGB value is 114, 110, 152: 114 red, 110 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726E98?: The complementary color is #94986E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726E98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.