What color is #735987?

#735987 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 #735987?

The RGB value is 115, 89, 135: 115 red, 89 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735987?

The complementary color is #6D8759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735987?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735987 color

#735987 rgb(115, 89, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #735987 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 34.9% green and 52.9% blue (115, 89, 135).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% 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 5.99:1).

#735987 color codes

HEX	`#735987`
RGB	`rgb(115, 89, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 34.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.06, 20.03, -21.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.06, 29.47, 312.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.015, 12.539, 24.546)`
Decimal	`7559559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735987, 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 #735987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #735987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735987; }
.text { color: #735987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 89 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735987, #875984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #735987?: #735987 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 #735987?: The RGB value is 115, 89, 135: 115 red, 89 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735987?: The complementary color is #6D8759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735987?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.