What color is #7074AD?

#7074AD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7074AD?

The RGB value is 112, 116, 173: 112 red, 116 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7074AD?

The complementary color is #ADA970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7074AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7074AD color

#7074AD rgb(112, 116, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7074AD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.5% green and 67.8% blue (112, 116, 173).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#7074AD color codes

HEX	`#7074AD`
RGB	`rgb(112, 116, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 35%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 33%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.63, 12.5, -30.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.63, 33.27, 292.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.468, 18.952, 42.107)`
Decimal	`7369901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7074AD, 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 #7074AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7074AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #7074AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7074ad; }
.text { color: #7074ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7074ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 116 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7074ad, #8b70ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7074AD?: #7074AD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7074AD?: The RGB value is 112, 116, 173: 112 red, 116 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7074AD?: The complementary color is #ADA970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7074AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.