Close to Grape
#720499
#720499 is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Grape. In RGB it’s made of 44.7% red, 1.6% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 284°, with 95% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #720499.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.58:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.19:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.58:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.19:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #720499 as they’d see it.
#720499 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Brands with a similar color
Brand names identify the brands only; no affiliation. Test yourself in Brand Colors.
Questions about #720499
What color is #720499?
#720499 is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Grape. In RGB it’s made of 44.7% red, 1.6% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 284°, with 95% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #720499 in RGB?
#720499 is rgb(114, 4, 153): 114 red, 4 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #720499 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 97, 0, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #720499?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #720499?
Its complement #095100 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.