What color is #7172B7?

#7172B7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7172B7?

The RGB value is 113, 114, 183: 113 red, 114 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7172B7?

The complementary color is #B7B671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7172B7?

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.

#7172B7 color

#7172B7 rgb(113, 114, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7172B7 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 44.7% green and 71.8% blue (113, 114, 183).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 33% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7172B7 color codes

HEX	`#7172B7`
RGB	`rgb(113, 114, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 44.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 33%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 38%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.64, 16.79, -36.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.64, 40.26, 294.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.372, 18.963, 47.325)`
Decimal	`7434935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7172B7, 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 #7172B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7172B7 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 #7172B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7172b7; }
.text { color: #7172b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7172b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 114 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7172b7, #9371b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Purple.

Questions

What color is #7172B7?: #7172B7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7172B7?: The RGB value is 113, 114, 183: 113 red, 114 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7172B7?: The complementary color is #B7B671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7172B7?: 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.