What color is #7181EB?

#7181EB is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7181EB?

The RGB value is 113, 129, 235: 113 red, 129 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7181EB?

The complementary color is #EBDB71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7181EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7181EB color

#7181EB rgb(113, 129, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7181EB is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 50.6% green and 92.2% blue (113, 129, 235).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 75% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#7181EB color codes

HEX	`#7181EB`
RGB	`rgb(113, 129, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 50.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 75%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 52%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 45%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.28, 23.26, -55.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.28, 60.21, 292.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.651, 25.207, 81.884)`
Decimal	`7438827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7181EB, 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 #7181EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7181EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #7181EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7181eb; }
.text { color: #7181eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7181eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 129 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7181eb, #9e71eb); }

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Questions

What color is #7181EB?: #7181EB is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7181EB?: The RGB value is 113, 129, 235: 113 red, 129 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7181EB?: The complementary color is #EBDB71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7181EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.