What color is #726F8E?

#726F8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726F8E?

The RGB value is 114, 111, 142: 114 red, 111 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726F8E?

The complementary color is #8B8E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726F8E?

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.

#726F8E color

#726F8E rgb(114, 111, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #726F8E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.5% green and 55.7% blue (114, 111, 142).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#726F8E color codes

HEX	`#726F8E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 111, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 22%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, 8.04, -16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 18.35, 295.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.505, 16.899, 27.926)`
Decimal	`7499662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726F8E, 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 #726F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726F8E 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 #726F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726f8e; }
.text { color: #726f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 111 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726f8e, #816f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #726F8E?: #726F8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726F8E?: The RGB value is 114, 111, 142: 114 red, 111 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726F8E?: The complementary color is #8B8E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726F8E?: 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.