What color is #735B76?

#735B76 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 #735B76?

The RGB value is 115, 91, 118: 115 red, 91 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735B76?

The complementary color is #5E765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735B76 color

#735B76 rgb(115, 91, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #735B76 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 35.7% green and 46.3% blue (115, 91, 118).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#735B76 color codes

HEX	`#735B76`
RGB	`rgb(115, 91, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 35.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, 15, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 18.92, 322.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.081, 12.435, 18.795)`
Decimal	`7560054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735B76, 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 #735B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #735B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735b76; }
.text { color: #735b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 91 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735b76, #765b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #735B76?: #735B76 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 #735B76?: The RGB value is 115, 91, 118: 115 red, 91 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735B76?: The complementary color is #5E765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.