What color is #73668E?

#73668E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73668E?

The RGB value is 115, 102, 142: 115 red, 102 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73668E?

The complementary color is #818E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73668E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73668E color

#73668E rgb(115, 102, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73668E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 40% green and 55.7% blue (115, 102, 142).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#73668E color codes

HEX	`#73668E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 102, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 40%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 28%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.77, 13.81, -20.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.77, 24.39, 304.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.703, 15.101, 27.621)`
Decimal	`7562894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73668E, 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 #73668E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73668E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #73668E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73668e; }
.text { color: #73668e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73668e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 102 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73668e, #87668e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #73668E?: #73668E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73668E?: The RGB value is 115, 102, 142: 115 red, 102 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73668E?: The complementary color is #818E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73668E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.