What color is #71749B?

#71749B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71749B?

The RGB value is 113, 116, 155: 113 red, 116 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71749B?

The complementary color is #9B9871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71749B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71749B color

#71749B rgb(113, 116, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #71749B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.5% green and 60.8% blue (113, 116, 155).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#71749B color codes

HEX	`#71749B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 116, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 27%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 25%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, 7.98, -21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 22.84, 290.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.97, 18.368, 33.55)`
Decimal	`7435419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71749B, 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 #71749B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71749B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #71749B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71749b; }
.text { color: #71749b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71749b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 116 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71749b, #83719b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #71749B?: #71749B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71749B?: The RGB value is 113, 116, 155: 113 red, 116 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71749B?: The complementary color is #9B9871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71749B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.