What color is #7173AC?

#7173AC 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 #7173AC?

The RGB value is 113, 115, 172: 113 red, 115 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7173AC?

The complementary color is #ACAA71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7173AC?

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

#7173AC color

#7173AC rgb(113, 115, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7173AC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.1% green and 67.5% blue (113, 115, 172).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7173AC color codes

HEX	`#7173AC`
RGB	`rgb(113, 115, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 33%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, 13.11, -30.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 33.3, 293.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.385, 18.75, 41.567)`
Decimal	`7435180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7173AC, 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 #7173AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7173AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #7173AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7173ac; }
.text { color: #7173ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7173ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 115 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7173ac, #8d71ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7173AC?: #7173AC 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 #7173AC?: The RGB value is 113, 115, 172: 113 red, 115 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7173AC?: The complementary color is #ACAA71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7173AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.