What color is #735D81?

#735D81 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 #735D81?

The RGB value is 115, 93, 129: 115 red, 93 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735D81?

The complementary color is #6B815D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735D81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735D81 color

#735D81 rgb(115, 93, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #735D81 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 36.5% green and 50.6% blue (115, 93, 129).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#735D81 color codes

HEX	`#735D81`
RGB	`rgb(115, 93, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 36.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.85, 16.21, -16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.85, 23.32, 314.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.946, 13.059, 22.498)`
Decimal	`7560577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735D81, 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 #735D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #735D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735d81; }
.text { color: #735d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 93 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735d81, #815d7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #735D81?: #735D81 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 #735D81?: The RGB value is 115, 93, 129: 115 red, 93 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735D81?: The complementary color is #6B815D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735D81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.