What color is #730079?

#730079 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #730079?

The RGB value is 115, 0, 121: 115 red, 0 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #730079?

The complementary color is #067900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #730079?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#730079 color

#730079 rgb(115, 0, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #730079 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 0% green and 47.5% blue (115, 0, 121).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple (#800080), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#730079 color codes

HEX	`#730079`
RGB	`rgb(115, 0, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 0%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 100%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.81, 55.55, -36.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.81, 66.73, 326.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.521, 5.026, 18.501)`
Decimal	`7536761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #730079, 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 #730079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#730079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #730079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #730079; }
.text { color: #730079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #730079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 0 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #730079, #790042); }

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Questions

What color is #730079?: #730079 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #730079?: The RGB value is 115, 0, 121: 115 red, 0 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #730079?: The complementary color is #067900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #730079?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.