What color is #735B88?

#735B88 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735B88?

The RGB value is 115, 91, 136: 115 red, 91 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735B88?

The complementary color is #70885B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735B88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735B88 color

#735B88 rgb(115, 91, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #735B88 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 35.7% green and 53.3% blue (115, 91, 136).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#735B88 color codes

HEX	`#735B88`
RGB	`rgb(115, 91, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 35.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 33%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.62, 19.05, -21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.62, 28.62, 311.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.254, 12.905, 24.975)`
Decimal	`7560072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735B88, 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 #735B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #735B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735b88; }
.text { color: #735b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 91 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735b88, #885b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #735B88?: #735B88 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735B88?: The RGB value is 115, 91, 136: 115 red, 91 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735B88?: The complementary color is #70885B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735B88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.