What color is #735171?

#735171 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735171?

The RGB value is 115, 81, 113: 115 red, 81 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735171?

The complementary color is #517353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735171 color

#735171 rgb(115, 81, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #735171 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 31.8% green and 44.3% blue (115, 81, 113).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#735171 color codes

HEX	`#735171`
RGB	`rgb(115, 81, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 31.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.11, 20.03, -12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.11, 23.71, 327.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.993, 10.722, 17.005)`
Decimal	`7557489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735171, 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 #735171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #735171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735171; }
.text { color: #735171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 81 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735171, #735160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #735171?: #735171 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735171?: The RGB value is 115, 81, 113: 115 red, 81 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735171?: The complementary color is #517353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.