What color is #735971?

#735971 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735971?

The RGB value is 115, 89, 113: 115 red, 89 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735971?

The complementary color is #59735B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735971 color

#735971 rgb(115, 89, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #735971 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 34.9% green and 44.3% blue (115, 89, 113).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#735971 color codes

HEX	`#735971`
RGB	`rgb(115, 89, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 34.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.19, 15.17, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.19, 17.92, 327.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.623, 11.982, 17.215)`
Decimal	`7559537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735971, 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 #735971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #735971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735971; }
.text { color: #735971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 89 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735971, #735964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #735971?: #735971 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735971?: The RGB value is 115, 89, 113: 115 red, 89 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735971?: The complementary color is #59735B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.