Information about #72457E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #72457E belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(114, 69, 126) — 44.7% red, 27.1% green, 49.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 22 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #72457E reads as a mildly saturated purple-pink magenta and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 just a few steps away from Jupiter (#6A5177). Slightly further away sit Maximum Purple (#733380) and Bruise (#7E4071).

The recipe behind #72457E is rgb(114, 69, 126), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #72457E: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. No one has named #72457E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#72457E color variations

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

#72457E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72457E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72457E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72457E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#72457E 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
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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
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#457D55
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#6D7D45
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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
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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
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#7D7145
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#457D71
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#7D4551
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #72457E

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

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Maximum Purple color link
Maximum Purple

#733380

Bruise color link
Bruise

#7E4071

Sorghum color link
Sorghum

#74396F

Genie color link
Genie

#833E77

Vintage Purple color link
Vintage Purple

#693971

Affair color link
Affair

#714693

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Eminence color link
Eminence

#6C3082

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

Luxury Purple color link
Luxury Purple

#743089

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

#72457E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72457E
  • RGB114, 69, 126
  • CMYK5, 22, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(114, 69, 126)
  • HSL287°, 29%, 38%
  • HSL Precise287.368°, 29.231%, 38.235%
  • HSV287°, 45%, 49%
  • HSB287°, 45%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.271, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.271, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.271, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID72457E
  • DECIMAL ID7488894
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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