What color is #7175AC?

#7175AC 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 #7175AC?

The RGB value is 113, 117, 172: 113 red, 117 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7175AC?

The complementary color is #ACA871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7175AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7175AC color

#7175AC rgb(113, 117, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7175AC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.9% green and 67.5% blue (113, 117, 172).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#7175AC color codes

HEX	`#7175AC`
RGB	`rgb(113, 117, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.93, 11.91, -29.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.93, 32.07, 291.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.616, 19.211, 41.644)`
Decimal	`7435692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7175AC, 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 #7175AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7175AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #7175AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7175ac; }
.text { color: #7175ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7175ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 117 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7175ac, #8b71ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7175AC?: #7175AC 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 #7175AC?: The RGB value is 113, 117, 172: 113 red, 117 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7175AC?: The complementary color is #ACA871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7175AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.