What color is #717AAD?

#717AAD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717AAD?

The RGB value is 113, 122, 173: 113 red, 122 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717AAD?

The complementary color is #ADA471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717AAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717AAD color

#717AAD rgb(113, 122, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #717AAD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.8% green and 67.8% blue (113, 122, 173).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#717AAD color codes

HEX	`#717AAD`
RGB	`rgb(113, 122, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 35%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 29%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, 9.19, -28.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 29.63, 288.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.31, 20.446, 42.351)`
Decimal	`7436973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717AAD, 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 #717AAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717AAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #717AAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717aad; }
.text { color: #717aad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717aad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 122 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717aad, #8671ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #717AAD?: #717AAD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717AAD?: The RGB value is 113, 122, 173: 113 red, 122 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717AAD?: The complementary color is #ADA471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717AAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.