What color is #716C97?

#716C97 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716C97?

The RGB value is 113, 108, 151: 113 red, 108 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716C97?

The complementary color is #92976C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716C97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716C97 color

#716C97 rgb(113, 108, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #716C97 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 42.4% green and 59.2% blue (113, 108, 151).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#716C97 color codes

HEX	`#716C97`
RGB	`rgb(113, 108, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 42.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.59, 11.76, -22.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.59, 25.54, 297.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.757, 16.47, 31.516)`
Decimal	`7433367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716C97, 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 #716C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	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 #716C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716c97; }
.text { color: #716c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 108 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716c97, #876c97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #716C97?: #716C97 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716C97?: The RGB value is 113, 108, 151: 113 red, 108 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716C97?: The complementary color is #92976C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716C97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.