What color is #736B87?

#736B87 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736B87?

The RGB value is 115, 107, 135: 115 red, 107 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736B87?

The complementary color is #7F876B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736B87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736B87 color

#736B87 rgb(115, 107, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #736B87 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 42% green and 52.9% blue (115, 107, 135).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#736B87 color codes

HEX	`#736B87`
RGB	`rgb(115, 107, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 42%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.86, 9.12, -14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.86, 16.94, 302.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.7, 15.909, 25.108)`
Decimal	`7564167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736B87, 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 #736B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #736B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736b87; }
.text { color: #736b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 107 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736b87, #816b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #736B87?: #736B87 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736B87?: The RGB value is 115, 107, 135: 115 red, 107 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736B87?: The complementary color is #7F876B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736B87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.