What color is #737CCE?

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

What is the RGB value of #737CCE?

The RGB value is 115, 124, 206: 115 red, 124 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737CCE?

The complementary color is #CEC573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737CCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737CCE color

#737CCE rgb(115, 124, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #737CCE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 48.6% green and 80.8% blue (115, 124, 206).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#737CCE color codes

HEX	`#737CCE`
RGB	`rgb(115, 124, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 48.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 40%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.57, 17.94, -43.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.57, 47.1, 292.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.415, 22.515, 61.387)`
Decimal	`7568590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737CCE, 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 #737CCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737CCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #737CCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737cce; }
.text { color: #737cce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737cce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 124 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737cce, #9773ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #737CCE?: #737CCE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737CCE?: The RGB value is 115, 124, 206: 115 red, 124 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737CCE?: The complementary color is #CEC573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737CCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.