What color is #7181A4?

#7181A4 is a grayish blue known as English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of English Manor?

The RGB value is 113, 129, 164: 113 red, 129 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of English Manor?

The complementary color is #A49471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7181A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

English Manor color: hex code #7181A4

#7181A4 rgb(113, 129, 164)

Shades of blue

English Manor has the hex code #7181A4. It is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 50.6% green and 64.3% blue (113, 129, 164).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

English Manor (#7181A4) color codes

HEX	`#7181A4`
RGB	`rgb(113, 129, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 50.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, 2.64, -20.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 20.71, 277.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.359, 21.891, 38.215)`
Decimal	`7438756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with English Manor, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7181A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7181A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7181A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7181a4; }
.text { color: #7181a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7181a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 129 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7181a4, #7b71a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

See #7181A4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7181A4?: #7181A4 is a grayish blue known as English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of English Manor?: The RGB value is 113, 129, 164: 113 red, 129 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of English Manor?: The complementary color is #A49471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7181A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.