What color is #735884?

#735884 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735884?

The RGB value is 115, 88, 132: 115 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735884?

The complementary color is #698458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735884 color

#735884 rgb(115, 88, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #735884 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 34.5% green and 51.8% blue (115, 88, 132).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#735884 color codes

HEX	`#735884`
RGB	`rgb(115, 88, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 34.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.67, 19.94, -20.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.67, 28.52, 314.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.724, 12.29, 23.422)`
Decimal	`7559300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735884, 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 #735884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #735884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735884; }
.text { color: #735884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 88 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735884, #84587f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #735884?: #735884 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735884?: The RGB value is 115, 88, 132: 115 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735884?: The complementary color is #698458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.