What color is #735E78?

#735E78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735E78?

The RGB value is 115, 94, 120: 115 red, 94 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735E78?

The complementary color is #63785E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735E78 color

#735E78 rgb(115, 94, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #735E78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 36.9% green and 47.1% blue (115, 94, 120).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#735E78 color codes

HEX	`#735E78`
RGB	`rgb(115, 94, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 36.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.77, 13.6, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.77, 17.77, 319.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.463, 13.007, 19.514)`
Decimal	`7560824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735E78, 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 #735E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #735E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735e78; }
.text { color: #735e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 94 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735e78, #785e70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #735E78?: #735E78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735E78?: The RGB value is 115, 94, 120: 115 red, 94 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735E78?: The complementary color is #63785E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.