What color is #7072A1?

#7072A1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7072A1?

The RGB value is 112, 114, 161: 112 red, 114 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7072A1?

The complementary color is #A19F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7072A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7072A1 color

#7072A1 rgb(112, 114, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7072A1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.7% green and 63.1% blue (112, 114, 161).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#7072A1 color codes

HEX	`#7072A1`
RGB	`rgb(112, 114, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 29%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, 10.44, -25.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 27.56, 292.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.131, 18.052, 36.188)`
Decimal	`7369377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7072A1, 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 #7072A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7072A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #7072A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7072a1; }
.text { color: #7072a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7072a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 114 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7072a1, #8670a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7072A1?: #7072A1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7072A1?: The RGB value is 112, 114, 161: 112 red, 114 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7072A1?: The complementary color is #A19F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7072A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.