What color is #717090?

#717090 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717090?

The RGB value is 113, 112, 144: 113 red, 112 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717090?

The complementary color is #8F9070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717090?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717090 color

#717090 rgb(113, 112, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #717090 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 43.9% green and 56.5% blue (113, 112, 144).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#717090 color codes

HEX	`#717090`
RGB	`rgb(113, 112, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 43.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, 7.6, -17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 18.87, 293.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.637, 17.112, 28.754)`
Decimal	`7434384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717090, 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 #717090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #717090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717090; }
.text { color: #717090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 112 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717090, #817090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #717090?: #717090 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717090?: The RGB value is 113, 112, 144: 113 red, 112 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717090?: The complementary color is #8F9070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717090?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.