What color is #736A95?

#736A95 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736A95?

The RGB value is 115, 106, 149: 115 red, 106 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736A95?

The complementary color is #8C956A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736A95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736A95 color

#736A95 rgb(115, 106, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #736A95 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.6% green and 58.4% blue (115, 106, 149).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#736A95 color codes

HEX	`#736A95`
RGB	`rgb(115, 106, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 41.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 29%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.13, 13.11, -22.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.13, 25.75, 300.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.648, 16.123, 30.61)`
Decimal	`7563925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736A95, 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 #736A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #736A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736a95; }
.text { color: #736a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 106 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736a95, #886a95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #736A95?: #736A95 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736A95?: The RGB value is 115, 106, 149: 115 red, 106 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736A95?: The complementary color is #8C956A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736A95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.