What color is #737AAF?

#737AAF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737AAF?

The RGB value is 115, 122, 175: 115 red, 122 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737AAF?

The complementary color is #AFA873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737AAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737AAF color

#737AAF rgb(115, 122, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #737AAF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.8% green and 68.6% blue (115, 122, 175).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#737AAF color codes

HEX	`#737AAF`
RGB	`rgb(115, 122, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 47.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 30%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.57, 10.32, -28.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.57, 30.73, 289.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.765, 20.658, 43.39)`
Decimal	`7568047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737AAF, 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 #737AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #737AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737aaf; }
.text { color: #737aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 122 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737aaf, #8a73af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #737AAF?: #737AAF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737AAF?: The RGB value is 115, 122, 175: 115 red, 122 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737AAF?: The complementary color is #AFA873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737AAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.