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#714A8B Grapes of Italy

#714A8B is a medium, moderately saturated purple named Grapes of Italy. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 29.0% green and 54.5% blue (rgb(113, 74, 139)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 31% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. #714A8B is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.88:1.

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Variations of #714A8B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#714A8B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#714A8B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #714A8B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #465B89
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3B588D
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4E558C
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #465B89
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #55568A
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6E5464
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #714E7B
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5A5A5A
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #615669

#714A8B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.88:1 Good#714A8B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.05:1 Poor#714A8B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#714A8B in CSS

/* Grapes of Italy */
.color { color: #714A8B; }
.background { background-color: #714A8B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #714A8B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(113 74 139);
color: hsl(276 31% 42%);
color: oklch(0.480 0.109 310.5);

#714A8B FAQ

What color is #714A8B?

#714A8B is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #714A8B?

#714A8B is rgb(113, 74, 139) in RGB, hsl(276, 31%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 47%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #714A8B?

The complementary color of #714A8B is #648B4A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #714A8B?

White text has the best contrast on #714A8B: 6.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #714A8B a warm or cool color?

#714A8B is a cool color.