What color is #736881?

#736881 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 #736881?

The RGB value is 115, 104, 129: 115 red, 104 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736881?

The complementary color is #768168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736881?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736881 color

#736881 rgb(115, 104, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #736881 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 40.8% green and 50.6% blue (115, 104, 129).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#736881 color codes

HEX	`#736881`
RGB	`rgb(115, 104, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 40.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.81, 9.54, -12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.81, 15.54, 307.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.982, 15.13, 22.843)`
Decimal	`7563393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736881, 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 #736881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #736881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736881; }
.text { color: #736881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 104 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736881, #806881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #736881?: #736881 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 #736881?: The RGB value is 115, 104, 129: 115 red, 104 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736881?: The complementary color is #768168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736881?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.