What color is #735085?

#735085 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735085?

The RGB value is 115, 80, 133: 115 red, 80 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735085?

The complementary color is #628550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735085?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735085 color

#735085 rgb(115, 80, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #735085 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 31.4% green and 52.2% blue (115, 80, 133).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#735085 color codes

HEX	`#735085`
RGB	`rgb(115, 80, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 31.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 40%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.71, 25.01, -24.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.71, 34.7, 316.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.172, 11.076, 23.577)`
Decimal	`7557253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735085, 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 #735085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #735085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735085; }
.text { color: #735085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 80 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735085, #85507d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #735085?: #735085 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735085?: The RGB value is 115, 80, 133: 115 red, 80 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735085?: The complementary color is #628550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735085?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.