What color is #736181?

#736181 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736181?

The RGB value is 115, 97, 129: 115 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736181?

The complementary color is #6F8161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736181 color

#736181 rgb(115, 97, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #736181 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 38% green and 50.6% blue (115, 97, 129).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#736181 color codes

HEX	`#736181`
RGB	`rgb(115, 97, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 38%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, 13.78, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 20.48, 312.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.307, 13.779, 22.618)`
Decimal	`7561601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736181, 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 #736181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #736181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736181; }
.text { color: #736181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 97 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736181, #81617f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #736181?: #736181 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736181?: The RGB value is 115, 97, 129: 115 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736181?: The complementary color is #6F8161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.