What color is #736482?

#736482 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736482?

The RGB value is 115, 100, 130: 115 red, 100 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736482?

The complementary color is #738264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736482?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736482 color

#736482 rgb(115, 100, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #736482 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 39.2% green and 51% blue (115, 100, 130).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#736482 color codes

HEX	`#736482`
RGB	`rgb(115, 100, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 39.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.76, 12.19, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.76, 18.91, 310.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.656, 14.371, 23.064)`
Decimal	`7562370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736482, 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 #736482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #736482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736482; }
.text { color: #736482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 100 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736482, #826482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #736482?: #736482 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736482?: The RGB value is 115, 100, 130: 115 red, 100 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736482?: The complementary color is #738264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736482?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.