Information about #726080 color

#726080 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#726080 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 96, 128) — 44.7% red, 37.6% green, 50.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 13 / 0 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #726080 reads as a calm, restrained violet and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mousy Wisteria (#766980). Its next-closest registered neighbors are High Society (#695B7C) and Purplish Grey (#7A687F).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(114, 96, 128)), which gives #726080 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #726080: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #726080 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#726080 color variations

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

#726080 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 #726080

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

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Old Lavender color link
Old Lavender

#796878

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

Muted Purple color link
Muted Purple

#805B87

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#726080
  • RGB114, 96, 128
  • CMYK5, 13, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(114, 96, 128)
  • HSL274°, 14%, 44%
  • HSL Precise273.75°, 14.286%, 43.922%
  • HSV274°, 25%, 50%
  • HSB274°, 25%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.376, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.376, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.376, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID726080
  • DECIMAL ID7495808
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01