What color is #73849F?

#73849F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73849F?

The RGB value is 115, 132, 159: 115 red, 132 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73849F?

The complementary color is #9F8E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73849F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73849F color

#73849F rgb(115, 132, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #73849F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51.8% green and 62.4% blue (115, 132, 159).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#73849F color codes

HEX	`#73849F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 132, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, 0.23, -16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 16.42, 270.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.578, 22.65, 36.029)`
Decimal	`7570591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73849F, 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 #73849F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73849F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #73849F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73849f; }
.text { color: #73849f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73849f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 132 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73849f, #78739f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73849F?: #73849F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73849F?: The RGB value is 115, 132, 159: 115 red, 132 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73849F?: The complementary color is #9F8E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73849F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.