What color is #736E95?

#736E95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736E95?

The RGB value is 115, 110, 149: 115 red, 110 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736E95?

The complementary color is #90956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736E95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736E95 color

#736E95 rgb(115, 110, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #736E95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 43.1% green and 58.4% blue (115, 110, 149).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#736E95 color codes

HEX	`#736E95`
RGB	`rgb(115, 110, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 43.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 26%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, 10.7, -20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 23.12, 297.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.07, 16.966, 30.751)`
Decimal	`7564949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736E95, 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 #736E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #736E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736e95; }
.text { color: #736e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 110 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736e95, #866e95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #736E95?: #736E95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736E95?: The RGB value is 115, 110, 149: 115 red, 110 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736E95?: The complementary color is #90956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736E95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.