What color is #7173A5?

#7173A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7173A5?

The RGB value is 113, 115, 165: 113 red, 115 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7173A5?

The complementary color is #A5A371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7173A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7173A5 color

#7173A5 rgb(113, 115, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7173A5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.1% green and 64.7% blue (113, 115, 165).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7173A5 color codes

HEX	`#7173A5`
RGB	`rgb(113, 115, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 30%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.08, 11.21, -27.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.08, 29.26, 292.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.73, 18.488, 38.119)`
Decimal	`7435173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7173A5, 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 #7173A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7173A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #7173A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7173a5; }
.text { color: #7173a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7173a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 115 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7173a5, #8971a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7173A5?: #7173A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7173A5?: The RGB value is 113, 115, 165: 113 red, 115 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7173A5?: The complementary color is #A5A371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7173A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.