What color is #73507E?

#73507E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73507E?

The RGB value is 115, 80, 126: 115 red, 80 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73507E?

The complementary color is #5B7E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73507E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73507E color

#73507E rgb(115, 80, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73507E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 31.4% green and 49.4% blue (115, 80, 126).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#73507E color codes

HEX	`#73507E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 80, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 31.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 37%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.39, 23.42, -20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.39, 30.97, 319.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.704, 10.889, 21.114)`
Decimal	`7557246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73507E, 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 #73507E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73507E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #73507E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73507e; }
.text { color: #73507e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73507e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 80 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73507e, #7e5072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #73507E?: #73507E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73507E?: The RGB value is 115, 80, 126: 115 red, 80 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73507E?: The complementary color is #5B7E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73507E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.