What color is #727193?

#727193 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 #727193?

The RGB value is 114, 113, 147: 114 red, 113 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727193?

The complementary color is #929371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727193?

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

#727193 color

#727193 rgb(114, 113, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727193 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.3% green and 57.6% blue (114, 113, 147).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

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

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

#727193 color codes

HEX	`#727193`
RGB	`rgb(114, 113, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 23%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.88, 8.07, -18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.88, 20.02, 293.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.11, 17.494, 30.021)`
Decimal	`7500179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727193, 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 #727193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	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 #727193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727193; }
.text { color: #727193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 113 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727193, #837193); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #727193?: #727193 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 #727193?: The RGB value is 114, 113, 147: 114 red, 113 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727193?: The complementary color is #929371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727193?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.