What color is #73759B?

#73759B 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 #73759B?

The RGB value is 115, 117, 155: 115 red, 117 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73759B?

The complementary color is #9B9973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73759B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73759B color

#73759B rgb(115, 117, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #73759B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.9% green and 60.8% blue (115, 117, 155).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#73759B color codes

HEX	`#73759B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 117, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.37, 8.02, -20.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.37, 22.22, 291.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.346, 18.734, 33.601)`
Decimal	`7566747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73759B, 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 #73759B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73759B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #73759B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73759b; }
.text { color: #73759b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73759b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 117 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73759b, #85739b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #73759B?: #73759B 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 #73759B?: The RGB value is 115, 117, 155: 115 red, 117 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73759B?: The complementary color is #9B9973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73759B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.