What color is #7279BB?

#7279BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7279BB?

The RGB value is 114, 121, 187: 114 red, 121 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7279BB?

The complementary color is #BBB472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7279BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7279BB color

#7279BB rgb(114, 121, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7279BB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.5% green and 73.3% blue (114, 121, 187).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#7279BB color codes

HEX	`#7279BB`
RGB	`rgb(114, 121, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 35%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, 13.98, -35.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 38.2, 291.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.744, 20.839, 49.828)`
Decimal	`7502267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7279BB, 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 #7279BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7279BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #7279BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7279bb; }
.text { color: #7279bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7279bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 121 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7279bb, #9072bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Purple.

Questions

What color is #7279BB?: #7279BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7279BB?: The RGB value is 114, 121, 187: 114 red, 121 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7279BB?: The complementary color is #BBB472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7279BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.