Information about #72516F color

#72516F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#72516F falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 81, 111) — 44.7% red, 31.8% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 1 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#72516F is a calm, restrained electric magenta that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Bloom (#6F5B6C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Jupiter (#6A5177) and Centaurian (#6E5977).

In RGB terms — rgb(114, 81, 111) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #72516F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#72516F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#72516F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #72516F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Memory color link
Memory

#7C5B63

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72516F
  • RGB114, 81, 111
  • CMYK0, 13, 1, 55
  • CSSrgb(114, 81, 111)
  • HSL305°, 17%, 38%
  • HSL Precise305.455°, 16.923%, 38.235%
  • HSV305°, 29%, 45%
  • HSB305°, 29%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.318, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.318, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.318, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID72516F
  • DECIMAL ID7491951
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01